It’s no secret that civil servants loath dragging themselves to the office three days a week. The pen-pushers over at Streetings’ Department for Health and Social Care have taken that to another level…
A written parliamentary answer reveals that 73 civil servants in the department packed their bags to remotely work from sunnier climes since Labour took office last year. Exotic hotspots include: Jamaica, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Spain, India, Mexico, Portugal and Greece. Nice for some…
The official explanation is that they were allowed to work from abroad for “critical business need or unforeseen personal circumstances.” Guido struggles to see how NHS goals are achieved from a Jamaican beach…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”