Rule that insists care home residents must isolate after each day out is ‘abuse of human rights’

Care home residents are being ‘trapped in solitary confinement’ by cruel rules forcing them to isolate for 14 days if families take them out for a walk in the park, campaigners warned yesterday. While the rest of society is enjoying the return of basic freedoms, residents are effectively banned from leaving their homes for a … Read more

American civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson says Britain is the ‘mother of racism’

Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson has today weighed into the UK’s debate on race, by saying that Britain is the ‘mother of racism’. The influential American, 79, said Britain must face up to its role in slavery, as he flatly rejected the findings of the recent report into race and racism in the … Read more

Deliveroo will lower share price citing ‘volatile market’ after investor concerns over worker rights

Deliveroo has said it will price shares for its highly anticipated stock market listing towards the bottom of its price range due to ‘volatile’ market conditions. It comes after a week in which a raft of leading fund managers said they will reject the listing – which could be the UK’s biggest for a decade … Read more

Chinese propaganda artist mocks Western criticism of human rights abuses

Chinese propaganda artist mocks Western criticism of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims with illustration of ‘BBC News journalist’ in white hood, cotton-picking slaves and kneeling police officer Digital image shows western journalists in KKK hoods interviewing a scarecrow  The scarecrow is propped up on a cross by a kneeling, hooded police officer Western governments and … Read more

Two of Britain’s biggest investors will NOT buy Deliveroo shares due to ‘workers’ rights’

Two of Britain’s biggest investors will refuse to buy shares in Deliveroo when it launches on the stock market next month because of concerns about how they treat staff. The UK’s third most popular takeaway delivery service, behind UberEats and Just Eats, hopes to be valued at up to £8.8billion when it lists its shares … Read more

Two of Britain’s biggest investors will NOT buy Deliveroo shares due to ‘workers’ rights’

Two of Britain’s biggest investors will refuse to buy shares in Deliveroo when it launches on the stock market next month because of concerns about how they treat staff. The UK’s third most popular takeaway delivery service, behind UberEats and Just Eats, hopes to be valued at up to £8.8billion when it lists its shares … Read more

Aviva to snub Deliveroo’s London listing over workers’ rights 

Fund manager Aviva to snub Deliveroo’s London listing due to concerns over workers’ rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 A leading British fund manager has said it will shun Deliveroo’s London listing because of the way the food delivery firm … Read more

Ministers ‘plan to strengthen employee rights on working from home’

Law could change to allow Britons to work from home FOREVER: Ministers plan to strengthen employee rights to make flexible hours ‘the norm’ Ministers reportedly planning to strengthen employee rights to work from home Government expected to launch a consultation on flexible working later this year Comes after Boris Johnson said he believes cities will … Read more

Ministers ‘plan to strengthen employee rights on working from home’

Law could change to allow Britons to work from home FOREVER: Ministers plan to strengthen employee rights to make flexible hours ‘the norm’ Ministers reportedly planning to strengthen employee rights to work from home Government expected to launch a consultation on flexible working later this year Comes after Boris Johnson said he believes cities will … Read more