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The Telegraph Frontpage for Wednesday 2023 February 01

By Sam Hall Good morning. Today’s strikes promise to be the most disruptive yet, as teachers join walkouts by hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers. Officials fear that striking teachers will still be paid, despite unions forcing the closure of classrooms at most schools. Teachers who strike could still claim pay More thanContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Wednesday 2023 February 01”

The Telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2023 January 17

By Danny Boyle Good morning. It took Sir Mark Rowley more than six hours yesterday to say sorry for the Met Police’s failure to remove a serial rapist, pictured above, from its ranks. We look at the task ahead for the commissioner. ‘Non-existent’ vetting gives free rein to predators Sir Mark Rowley took over asContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2023 January 17”

The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2022 December 30

Rishi Sunak is considering the return of Covid travel restrictions for the first time since pandemic rules were scrapped in February, amid concern over soaring cases in China. And the world has paid heartfelt tributes to Brazil’s football legend Pelé, who has died at the age of 82. Headlines: Today’s essential news Covid curbs |Continue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2022 December 30”

Cynical, calculated and coordinated

Originally posted on Croydon Communists:
Analysis by the TUC of the latest government statistics confirms that while average earning fell by £76 in 2022, the pay of key workers in the public sector fell by an agonising £180 per month this decline in wages was the highest since 1977 the average pay of workers is…

The Big Question: What is the UK minimum wage and when will it increase?

In the UK the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for the minimum wage to be raised “as soon as possible”

The Independent news-reads from June 16 – June 26

The quitting from conservatives got the end of Boris Johnson’s end.