The cost of trade union facility time is up 115% in NHS England under Labour, according to quietly released government figures. That’s paid time off for trade union representatives in the quango to carry out their union duties. Just last week, thousands of junior doctors went on strike for five whole days…
In the year 2023-24, 71 full-time equivalent NHE staff were given time off to do union work, costing the taxpayer £89,974. In 2024-25, that number jumped to 88 pen-pushers, costing the taxpayer £193,550. Enough to hire six nurses…
Meanwhile, the quango that Streeting ‘abolished’ back in March still hasn’t opened a voluntary redundancy scheme, and staffing costs have actually increased since it was ‘axed’. Taxpayers starting to lose patients with these pilgrims…
Back in 2021, Guido did some digging into the eyebrow-raising nature of Len McCluskey’s hotel and conference centre project for Unite union in Birmingham—a supposed £7 million investment that spiralled to a staggering £98 million. The completed building is now valued at a mere £29 million. To top it off, a £95 million construction contract was awarded to one of McCluskey’s close pals…
It was reported last night the Serious Fraud Office is investigating the (now) £112 million project, meaning £83 million of members’ money has seemingly vanished. As if that wasn’t enough, a KC-led inquiry, commissioned by current general secretary Sharon Graham, has unearthed a mysterious £14 million black hole in the union’s accounts…
Meanwhile, McCluskey, who once touted this project as a “fantastic investment,” has gone suspiciously silent. A reminder: Unite coughed up over £500,000 for Labour MPs during the last election. Bad timing for a government who claims to be on the side of the unions…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”