Defiant civil servants union boss hits back at Boris Johnson’s call to return to the office

A defiant civil service union boss has hit back at Boris Johnson’s call to return to the office by accusing the Prime Minister of trying to shame government workers back to desks. Mr Johnson last night set a target of four in five workers to return to Whitehall each week by the end of the … Read more

Defiant civil servants union boss hits back at Boris Johnson’s call to return to the office

A defiant civil service union boss has hit back at Boris Johnson’s call to return to the office by accusing the Prime Minister of trying to shame government workers back to desks. Mr Johnson last night set a target of four in five workers to return to Whitehall each week by the end of the … Read more

Cabinet Office Minister Chloe Smith’s husband is a Covid conspiracy theorist

The husband of Conservative minister Chloe Smith is a Covid-19 conspiracy theorist who has called coronavirus a ‘mental illness’ – and retweeted posts describing the government as ‘globalist puppets’ and ‘tyrants’. Sandy McFadzean attended Saturday’s march in London along with 10,000 other anti-vaxxers protesting against lockdown measures. Father-of-two Mr McFadzean, a former officer in the … Read more

Cabinet Office Minister Chloe Smith’s husband is a Covid conspiracy theorist

The husband of Government minister Chloe Smith is a Covid-19 conspiracy theorist who has called coronavirus a ‘mental illness’ – and retweeted posts describing the government as ‘globalist puppets’ and ‘tyrants’. Sandy McFadzean attended Saturday’s march in London along with 10,000 other anti-vaxxers protesting against lockdown measures. The ex-paratroop officer also retweeted a poster for the … Read more

London’s roads clog up today as commuters head back to the office

Britain’s rush hour started to get back to normal again today as the return to work following the coronavirus lockdown was stepped up – with more than 370 jams totalling 200 miles across London during rush hour. Congestion levels on the roads in the capital were at 36 per cent at 8am today according to … Read more

London’s roads clog up today as commuters head back to the office

Britain’s rush hour started to get back to normal again today as the return to work following the coronavirus lockdown was stepped up – with more than 370 jams totalling 200 miles across London during rush hour. Congestion levels on the roads in the capital were at 36 per cent at 8am today according to … Read more

Britain braced for Storm Gavin as Met Office unveils names for upcoming extreme weather

Britain is braced for Storm Gavin (and it has nothing to do with Mr Williamson!)… Met Office unveils names for upcoming extreme weather including Aiden, Fleur and Julia England saw coldest start to an August Bank Holiday Monday in nearly 40 years   First of the autumn storms will be Aiden, followed by Bella and Christoph   … Read more

Civil servants ‘may go on strike’ if they’re forced to go back into the office, union head warns 

Civil servants ‘may go on strike’ if they’re forced to go back into the office, union head warns More than 95 per cent of civil servants worked from home during the lockdown  Mr Johnson is expected to tell ministers to accelerate the process this week But Mark Serwotka said they would be ‘prepared to consider … Read more

US vultures circling Britain’s stricken office owners

American private equity barons circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapse by 50% By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 American private equity barons are circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapsed by almost 50 per … Read more

Just 5% of workers have returned to Business Secretary Alok Sharma’s office

Business Secretary Alok Sharma led calls this week urging firms to get workers back to their desks. But he faced accusations of hypocrisy last night after just 5 per cent of his own department’s 1,800 staff arrived at its central London HQ. Just 95 were seen entering the Whitehall building on Thursday morning, even though … Read more