Emily Jones Killer awarded nearly £70,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid

The killer who slit the throat of seven-year-old Emily Jones in a broad daylight Mother’s Day attack was awarded nearly £70,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid. Eltiona Skana, 31, was jailed for life with a minimum of eight years in December after pleading guilty to Emily’s manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.   Paranoid schizophrenic Skana grabbed the … Read more

Government official blew more than £6,000 on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card

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 on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card

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

BBC’s taxpayer-funded offices sit empty with ‘just 20% of staff’

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

BBC’s taxpayer-funded offices sit empty with ‘just 20% of staff’

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 boss took out stock options day before failed photo company was awarded taxpayer-funded loan

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 just one day before the Trump administration announced a $765million loan … Read more

Kodak boss took out stock options day before failed photo company was awarded taxpayer-funded loan

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

Richard Branson warns Virgin Atlantic will collapse without £500m taxpayer-funded bailout

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

Richard Branson warns Virgin Atlantic will collapse without £500m taxpayer-funded bailout

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