A couple of weeks after a Microsoft update caused a worldwide IT outage on computers using its software, Downing Street is shoring up for the future. The Cabinet Office is out hiring for a “Microsoft Engineer” to ensure “service availability, performance, and security” of the company’s products in the heart of government. Someone has to keep Teams running…
Along with keeping Microsoft up in No 10, the engineer is also expected to train officials to “complete basic ICT administration tasks.” All for a £44,500 salary and a Civil Service pension. Not bad for the old “turn it off and on again” routine…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”