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People want a fairer, greener Britain after Covid, inquiry reveals

It is not technically difficult to participate in Parliament online and was already happening in April and May, with MPs from all four corners of the land successfully participating as equals in debates using video conference technology.

And yet, this week, Keir Starmer was prevented from leading the opposition in the debate on the Government’s Internal Market Bill, which itself breaks international law. That was because he was denied the opportunity to speak remotely from self-isolation, as one of his family is being tested.

Last week, Jacob Rees-Mogg was in self-isolation as one of his family had symptoms. However, it was he, as Leader of the House, who initiated the restrictions on remote working in the name of ‘going back to work’ but found as a result he was prevented from doing his own work, answering Business Questions remotely

Ex-Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has landed a £100,000 job advising the owner of some of the UK's top ports.

The Conservative MP is working for Hutchison Ports, which operates Harwich and Felixstowe among other terminals.

According to the MPs' register of financial interests, he will be paid for seven hours work a week for a year.

The appointment has been approved by a Whitehall watchdog despite it raising concerns of a "perceived risk" that it may give the firm an unfair advantage.

Willow904 wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/202 ... ry-reveals

People want a fairer, greener Britain after Covid, inquiry reveals

So why did they vote in a Tory government, then?

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I would post the pic but I have trouble getting pics to appear on here.

RogerOThornhill wrote:Morning all.

And the latest in a long running series of "Satire is dead. No, really, this time it is..."

Chris Grayling to advise ports operator in £100,000 role

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Ex-Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has landed a £100,000 job advising the owner of some of the UK's top ports.

The Conservative MP is working for Hutchison Ports, which operates Harwich and Felixstowe among other terminals.

According to the MPs' register of financial interests, he will be paid for seven hours work a week for a year.

The appointment has been approved by a Whitehall watchdog despite it raising concerns of a "perceived risk" that it may give the firm an unfair advantage.

Massive gridlock in Catford. Turns out a drive through COVID testing centre has been opened here. All roads inc south circular totally gridlocked. And after all that nobody is getting tested because none of them have received a QR code. Shambles doesn’t even begin to describe it.

I see the brexit rehearsals are well under way.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:

Willow904 wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/202 ... ry-reveals

People want a fairer, greener Britain after Covid, inquiry reveals

So why did they vote in a Tory government, then?

Major gaslighting operation?

Sam Coates Sky
@SamCoatesSky
Social care white paper delayed again - to next year, reports Municipal Journal

No10 was refusing to sign off the cash needed. No11 unwilling to proceed without it.

frog222 wrote:OhGoodGrief

Massive gridlock in Catford. Turns out a drive through COVID testing centre has been opened here. All roads inc south circular totally gridlocked. And after all that nobody is getting tested because none of them have received a QR code. Shambles doesn’t even begin to describe it.

I see the brexit rehearsals are well under way.

All going splendidly !

RogerOThornhill wrote:Well, there's a surprise...

Sam Coates Sky
@SamCoatesSky
Social care white paper delayed again - to next year, reports Municipal Journal

No10 was refusing to sign off the cash needed. No11 unwilling to proceed without it.

Matter of privilege referred to the Committee on 28 June 2018 inquiry
Inquiry status: Concluded

Due to the general election on 12 December 2019 the Committee has now closed this inquiry. Following the dissolution of Parliament on 6 November, all Select Committees will cease to exist until after the general election. If an inquiry on this subject is held in the future, the Committee may refer to the evidence already gathered as part of this inquiry.

Reports and associated evidence
1st Report - Conduct of Mr Dominic Cummings HC 1490 Published 27 March 2019
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citizenJA wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:Well, there's a surprise...

Sam Coates Sky @SamCoatesSky
Social care white paper delayed again - to next year, reports Municipal Journal
No10 was refusing to sign off the cash needed. No11 unwilling to proceed without it.

Should I write the EU nations and beg for assistance now?

frog222 wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote:

Willow904 wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/202 ... ry-reveals

So why did they vote in a Tory government, then?

Major gaslighting operation?

Willow- another three-word answer :"Anyone But Corbyn" !

RHA News
@RHANews
Today's meeting with
@michaelgove
fell far short of our expectations. The mutually effective co-operation we wanted to ensure seamless border crossings just didn't happen and there is still no clarity over the questions

RogerOThornhill wrote:I'm shocked, shocked that even after a meeting with Gove they still have no clarity about the issues surrounding border crossings!


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RHA News
@RHANews
Today's meeting with
@michaelgove
fell far short of our expectations. The mutually effective co-operation we wanted to ensure seamless border crossings just didn't happen and there is still no clarity over the questions

citizenJA wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:I'm shocked, shocked that even after a meeting with Gove they still have no clarity about the issues surrounding border crossings!
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RHA News @RHANews
Today's meeting with @michaelgove
fell far short of our expectations. The mutually effective co-operation we wanted to ensure seamless border crossings just didn't happen and there is still no clarity over the questions

https://twitter.com/RHANews/status/1306610343167352835

tinyclanger2 wrote:Yeah seriously what is the problem with wearing a mask. It's a small price to pay.

"They don't have the decency nor the intelligence to be ashamed."

"So I can't see my granddaugher, but you want me to go into an office for 8 hours a day with 30 other people? Fuck off."

The problem relates to a stage in the registration process where website visitors can toggle between drive-through and walk-through centres.

Anyone who clicks to change the type of testing site they want to access is subsequently told there are no sites available.

However the website’s code shows that what’s actually happening is the website is failing to connect with the appointments system – so it isn’t even checking whether sites are available.

But rather than showing on the website as an “error”, the page instead still states “no test sites available”.

Eventually, Labour’s Graham Stringer intervened and asked the question on everyone’s mind: what on earth made her think she was the right person to head the new National Institute for Health Protection? Typhoid thought for a bit. It could have been that she had been chief executive of TalkTalk when it suffered a massive data breach resulting in her ignorance being described as a lesson to us all. It could have been that she had been on the board of the Jockey Club that gave the go-ahead to the Cheltenham festival. It could have been that she had been in charge of NHS test and trace, a service in which many employees made just two calls a month.

Or it could just have been that she was a Tory peer, married to a Tory MP, who was prepared to step up to the plate when her country called. An expert in logistics and key performance indicators who “could act faster over a broader landscape”. It now became clear she saw that her main asset was to be able to talk bullshit – though not particularly convincingly.

RogerOThornhill wrote:Well, after waiting for hours for an email from 'er indoors to say she's ready to be collected from hospital...an email arrives at 7:45 saying not to worry, transport has been arranged.

Do you know how stressful it is looking at a screen for an email to pop up so you can leap into action?