Scientist warns ‘lockdown will be a let down’ unless there is ‘radical reform’ of Test and Trace with contract tracing carried out locally Sir John Oldham made the claim after national tracing programme hit a new low Just 59.9% of close contacts of those testing positive were reached last week Bungling test and trace system … Read more
Nigel Farage is seeking to relaunch his political career by rebranding the Brexit Party as an anti-lockdown party. The party has formally applied to the Electoral Commission to change its name to Reform UK and will campaign against coronavirus measures. Announcing the party’s new aims, Mr Farage – who has led UKIP several times – and … Read more
Covid must not be used as an excuse to delay social care reform, a major report warns today. More than a year after Boris Johnson promised to fix the broken system ‘once and for all’, the Health and Social Care Committee says action can no longer be put off. Its damning analysis concludes the system … Read more
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak at war over pension reform as chancellor plans to suspend triple lock protection to tackle £2TRILLION public debt The Chancellor wants to shelve pensions ‘triple-lock’ to help economic recovery Boris Johnson has pushed back because maintaining lock was manifesto pledge Fears that increase in average wages next year could create … Read more
Helen Jones is partner in private client tax services at accountants and business advisors BDO Helen Jones is partner in private client tax services at accountants and business advisors BDO. Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak wrote to the Office of Tax Simplification to commission a review of Capital Gains Tax. This has resulted in … Read more
When they moved into their three-bedroom semi-detached leasehold house near Liverpool, Andrea Millward and husband Roi were told that after living in the house for two years, they could buy the freehold at a cost of £2,950. But 11 months after moving in, the developer sold the freehold on to a third party investment company. Andrea Millward … Read more
Kim Kardashian will be the latest voice in podcasts after she inked a deal with Spotify. The Keeping Up With the Kardashian’s star will co-produce and co-host the podcast on prison reform, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Though the amount she will get for the deal has not been announced, it is just … Read more
Donald Trump unveiled his police reform executive order Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden, which includes setting up a register of bad actor cops, as he bashed Barack Obama for not doing something about it during his tenure. The president’s plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are … Read more
BBC’s new Director General Tim Davie is warned to reform the broadcaster or he could be fired if he fails to address No10’s concerns about anti-Tory bias Senior Government sources have said that Tim Davie could be fired in February It would come when the Government appoints a new chairman of broadcaster It will be … Read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ‘dominate the streets with compassion’ as he prepares to release his plan for police reform in the wake of national protests after the death of George Floyd. Trump traveled to the Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, for an economic roundtable on the state’s reopening amid the coronavirus … Read more