What the papers say – January 18
The mastheads focus on strikes, UFO sightings and the workplace dangers of cake.The Guardian describes a “clamour” for an inquiry into the officers who allowed a sexual predator colleague to stay in the Metropolitan Police.Health Secretary Steve Barclay writes in
Protesters brave freeze to demonstrate against controversial strikes Bill
Thousands of protesters have braved sub-zero temperatures to demonstrate outside Downing Street against a controversial new Bill restricting the right to strike.Mick Lynch, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, and a number of Labour backbenchers and the
What the papers say – October 20
A day of ‘chaos’ is sprawled across the nation’s papers. Source link
BBC licence fee review ‘feels like massive red herring to attack broadcaster’
Government plans to replace the BBC licence fee are a “massive red herring” to attack the broadcaster, according to a production company boss.Jon Thoday, the joint founder and co-executive chairman of Avalon, which produces shows such as Channel 4’s Taskmaster,
Latest attempt to restore Stormont powersharing ends in failure
The latest bid to restore Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions has failed.The attempt to elect an Assembly speaker – a prerequisite of reconstituting the devolved legislature – was always set to fail, due to an ongoing DUP block on the operation
Teach medieval history, not just Hitler and Henry VIII, says Tory MP
Schools should teach more of England’s medieval history and not just focus on the “two Hs – Hitler and Henry VIII”, according to an MP.Conservative Alexander Stafford said there is a danger of “losing vast chunks of our history” if
Tories back PM’s plan to rip up Northern Ireland Brexit deal despite criticism
Boris Johnson’s bid to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle, with no Tory MPs voting against it despite warnings the plans are illegal.MPs voted 295 to 221, majority 74, to give
Future Scottish independence referendum ‘should be put to all four UK nations’
A future Scottish independence vote should include all four nations, peers have heard.The Bishop of Blackburn Rt Rev Julian Henderson suggested a referendum on the union, such as a Scottish independence referendum, could include all four nations as peers debated
Duke of York and ‘dubious’ peers ‘could be stripped of their titles’
The Duke of York and peers could be stripped of their titles under a proposed law tabled in Parliament.There is currently no mechanism for such a title to be removed, but calls have been growing for action against Andrew since