https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/england-gets-27-new-bathing-sites-but-no-guarantee-theyll-be-safe-for-swimmingMinister Robbie Moore is taking the piss, or rather allowing the piss, shit and E coli. “Bathing status is no guarantee the waters are safe to swim in”. My grinning mole
#CCHQPress describes this as a “massive turd rolled in glitter”.
England gets 27 new bathing sites – but no guarantee they’ll be safe for swimming
Water campaigner Feargal Sharkey says newly designated sites will join ‘ignoble, floundering list of failure’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/25/thousands-of-foreign-nurses-a-year-leave-uk-to-work-abroadMy mole
#CCHQpress reports much delight from US healthcare insurance that the plans to reduce the NHS to a Medicare style rump are making such good progress.
Thousands of foreign nurses a year leave UK to work abroad
Exclusive: Surge in nurses originally from outside EU moving overseas prompts concern Britain is a ‘staging post’ in their careers
‘Left without a voice’: October general election could leave students in UK unable to vote
Universities fear an autumn election will not leave undergraduates enough time to register
Home Office food provision leaving some asylum seekers malnourished – report
Research claims people have been hospitalised and children are ‘crying with hunger’ due to poor quality of food from contractors
Survivors of UK terror attacks warn: ‘Don’t equate Muslims with extremists’
Open letter signed by families of victims including Manchester Arena bombing says debate ‘must not play into terrorists’ hands’
Home Office accused of cover-up over ‘golden visas’ for super-rich Russians
Government refused to publish review of system that allowed Russians now sanctioned due to Ukraine war to live in Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/25/tourists-heading-to-europe-could-face-14-hour-queues-at-dover-from-octoberA clear Brexshit Dividend is how my mole
#CCHQPress wittingly describes it! There is no doubt that the GE will be called before this “shitshow” (I quote) hits
Tourists heading to Europe could face 14-hour queues at Dover from October
New EU entry-exit system could lead to gridlocked roads if scheme goes ahead as planned, MPs hear
Children suffering due to lack of outdoor play, UK charities warn
Charities call on government to prioritise outside spaces for play as MPs begin inquiry into planning and children’s wellbeing
Retail sales in Great Britain plummet as Christmas shoppers cut back
December figures show biggest monthly fall since shops were forced to close during pandemic in 2021
Organised crime may be profiting from student loan fraud worth £60m – report
Gaps in regulation over franchise university providers leaving funding unprotected, according to National Audit Office
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