AvatarJames Wright UK Covid vaccine taskforce head 'charging taxpayer £670,000 for PR consultants' independent.co.uk - Peter Stubley The head of the UK's vaccine taskforce has hired eight public relations consultants at a cost to the taxpayer of £670,000, according to leaked …
AvatarJames Wright Tory chatter suggests the party's north-south divide extends far beyond Covid verified_publisherThe Guardian - Katy BallsBoris Johnson will struggle to unite ‘blue wall’ MPs and shire Tories on Brexit, planning reform, ‘wars on woke’ and more The Conservative party’s north-south divide isn’t just about lockdown. It’s in...
AvatarJames Wright Just 6% of UK public 'want a return to pre-pandemic economy' verified_publisherThe Guardian - Kate Proctor Political correspondentExclusive: Poll comes as 350 union, business and religious leaders issue call for fair and green recovery Only 6% of the public want to return to the same type of economy as before the coronavirus pandemic,...
AvatarJames Wright 'Catastrophic' one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit threatens UK CNNLondon (CNN Business) — Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year —...
AvatarJames Wright UK's most senior ethnic minority police officer urges forces to ‘stand up to racists’ independent.co.uk - Lizzie Dearden Britain’s most senior ethnic minority police officer has urged his colleagues to “stand up to racists, to inequality and injustice” amid ongoing …
