Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
More than 80 taxpayer-funded guards accompanied just 14 illegal immigrants on a deportation flight from Stansted to Germany and France Number of escorts used six times amount of detainees during flight on August 12 Report attributed it to ‘Covid precautions and expectation of physical resistance’ It added that round trip included seven healthcare staff and took over … Read more
The BBC’s tax-payer funded offices are sitting empty as vast swathes of employees continue to work from home. Workers in pubs, restaurants and shops surrounding the BBC’s London and Manchester headquarters have reported a hit to their profits – with some seeing a drop of 80 per cent as staff leave their desks deserted. Some … Read more
Kodak’s CEO, Jim Continenza (above), was awarded stock options that could net him a profit of more than $30million this week just a day before the Trump administration announced a $765million loan to develop generic pharmaceuticals Kodak’s CEO was awarded 1.75 million stock options, that could net him a profit of more than $30million, just … Read more
The Government is planning to subsidise electronic bicycles for pensioners and commuters as part of plans to massively increase cycling through a £2billion anti-obesity drive. The e-bikes are like regular bikes but have a small motor usually hidden in the frame to aid travel uphill or on longer journeys. Ministers hope the programme will help … Read more
The F Word (that’s furlough!): Multi-millionaire Gordon Ramsay sparks fury for ‘using taxpayer-funded scheme to pay notice period of up to 500 staff he has already AXED – and telling them they can apply for lower-paid jobs’ Staff are placed on furlough scheme during their notice period, email suggests The furlough scheme is estimated to … Read more
To all the Virgin family, For 50 years I have been humbled by the incredible pride our people take in working for Virgin. It is the people across all our businesses, and the hundreds of thousands of people who have worked with us over the years, that make this company so special. They tell their … Read more