14 h. ago Catastrophic failures led to the 'generational slaughter' of the elderly and vulnerable as Covid 'spread like wildfire' through care homes, inquiry hears

A civil servant said the government's approach to care homes resulted in a 'generational slaughter' or the elderly and vulnerable. The Covid-19 Inquiry in London began its sixth module today.

Events

21 h. ago Civil servants begin industrial action over work from home ban and closures of London offices

Civil servants working for Angela Rayner start industrial action over moving of Government offices away from capital and lack of flexible working

Society

24 h. ago Rangers are miles behind the eight ball and things could get worse before they get better

The Record Sport team debate all the big issues as clubs step up preparations for a return to action

Politics

30 h. ago Civil servants start industrial action over return to office mandate

Members of Public and Commercial Services Union are also protesting against the closure of six work locationsCivil servants will begin indefinite industrial action on Monday in protest against office closures and moves to make them work from the office.Public sector workers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in offices, including in the capital, will take action short of a strike from Monday. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago South Africa v Barbarians live: Latest score and updates as Springboks return to action

The world champions take on the invitational side to kickstart their year of international rugby

Sport

3 d. ago Angela Rayner's civil servants protest over working from home ban and London office closures

Officials in the deputy prime minister’s department will launch their ‘work to rule’ protest on Monday

Society

3 d. ago Angela Rayner's civil servants launch 'work to rule' protest after being told they cannot WFH

Staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which is headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, will begin the industrial action next week.

Events

5 d. ago Parenting is not just for pronatalists: the progressive case for raising kids

Child rearing in our current world is a stubborn act of hope. If the left doesn’t see it that way, conservatives fill the voidA few months ago, I was at a playground just a couple of blocks from our home in Washington DC, when a mom I barely knew turned to me mid-conversation and said: “I think I might be the deep state.”It was mid-March. Doge was tearing through the city, dismantling federal agencies at dizzying speed. Donald Trump, re-elected on a promise to “shatter the deep state”, had fired thousands of longtime civil servants in his first weeks back in office. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Jofra Archer faces disciplinary action from the ECB ahead of England return

Jofra Archer is nearing a hotly-anticipated return to the England Test team, with the fast bowler in line to feature during the ongoing five-match series against India

Politics

6 d. ago Top civil servant told to ‘get on it’ after Supreme Court ruling on gender

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

Events

1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: No future UK government has a hope of making things better if it can't reform our incompetent Left

Former Tory Cabinet minister, Michael Gove, this week revealed he had to overrule civil servants who wanted to suppress newspaper revelations about grooming gangs in Rotherham.

Politics

1 week ago Coco Gauff stunned in first match since winning French Open title

Gauff stunned by qualifier Wang at Berlin OpenFrench Open champ makes seven double faultsWang to face Badosa after career-best grass winNewly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open.The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Deontay Wilder sends cryptic 'betrayal' message ahead of return

The 'Bronze Bomber' has not fought since losing to Zhilei Zhang but is set to make a return to action next week despite facing calls to retire

Politics

1 week ago Xi Jinping austerity drive has Chinese civil servants dining in groups of three

The move has been linked to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s push for boosting austerity among civil servants

Politics

1 week ago China bans civil servants from dining in groups in Xi’s new austerity drive

The move has been linked to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s push for boosting austerity among civil servants

Politics

2 w. ago Milestones of Belonging: From asylum seeker to civil servant in Scotland

Too often, the public conversation about refugees is dominated by fear or numbers

Events

2 w. ago Civil servants told to QUIT if they disagree with Labour's stance on Gaza

The Foreign Office's two most senior officials, Sir Oliver Robbins and Nick Dyer, responded to a letter by 300 staff raising concerns about Israel 's conduct.

Politics

3 w. ago West Ham delay Michail Antonio contract decision due to ‘unique situation’

Antonio targeting return to action in next few weeks but his future remains uncertain following broken leg from car cash

Politics

3 w. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Whitehall attendance slumps in spite of Labour's pledge to crack down on civil servants working from home

As several civil servants continue to shun returning to the office, attendances fell or remained static in more than half of government departments over the first three-month quarter of this year.

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