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The emails Sandwell council leader says are ‘waste of his time’ to ask about

12/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX 4 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX published on Monday, Sandwell council leader Steve Eling – a close associate of right-wing Labour MP John Spellar – was asked seven questions by this blog about […]

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Breaking: Corbyn plans huge media shake-up when in power. #ChangeTheMedia

22/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX 30 Comments

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn set a cat among mainstream media pigeons earlier this year when he responded to their laughable ‘Czech spy’ smears by warning them that “change is coming”. […]

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Leaked letter shows Atos incentivising staff for VOLUME of disability claimant assessments

14/05/2018by SKWAWKBOX 13 Comments

Atos is a French-based company that holds contracts with the UK government to carry out billions of pounds worth of services But not without controversy. The government announced in 2014 that […]

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Virgin Care ‘asked staff not to report safety concerns’

20/01/2018by SKWAWKBOX 10 Comments

Local newspaper the Bristol Post has alleged that VirginCare in the region asked staff not to report their safety concerns to health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (the CQC): According […]

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The questions Hunt must answer on his americanised-NHS plans

03/12/2017by SKWAWKBOX 22 Comments

Jeremy Hunt is in the middle of an enormous stealth-reorganisation of the NHS into ACOs (accountable care organisations), modelled along the lines of the hugely inefficient US healthcare system. According […]

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Tories’ bizarre Uber petition – and a link to the Kensington crash?

16/10/2017by SKWAWKBOX 11 Comments

The Tories have been in an escalating chaotic, civil war state since Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election made space for the ‘Corbyn surge‘ that destroyed their majority […]

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Boris claimed this never happened. May ignored it. See exclusive pics and decide #GE17

25/05/2017by SKWAWKBOX 8 Comments

At the end of last year, the Guardian reported concerns over a ‘diplomatic’ visit to Serbia made by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Johnson, it alleged, had spent at least part […]

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30 MPs/others facing prosecution for #Toryelectoral fraud. Why isn’t #31?

24/04/2017by SKWAWKBOX 12 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX reported last week, thirty Tory MPs and election agents are facing referral for trial by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over allegations of fraud involving their election […]

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MP expense payments to undisclosed recipients – FOI reveals.. what exactly?

30/03/2017by SKWAWKBOX 10 Comments

Last month the following Freedom of Information request was submitted to IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) about a series of payments claimed on expenses with largely round numbers but […]

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Tory ‘cabal’ lies to constituents, fights FOI to push through expensive deal

18/03/2017by SKWAWKBOX 12 Comments

Information has reached the SKWAWKBOX that had slipped beneath the radar until now. It’s of particular interest because everyone knows that Tories will screw over Labour areas without a second […]

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