UK insiders say government not including non-hospital deaths in its reporting The BBC has reported at length this morning on the failings of European governments on the coronavirus crisis – […]
Firefighters and other front-line heroes also hit by 2017 Commons vote Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and other Tory MPs cynically milked last night’s public applause for our NHS heroes, in […]
Dept of Health also ignored enquiries about ventilator purchase plans Today, Boris Johnson told the nation that the government is doing everything it can to fight the coronavirus pandemic and […]
Senior public health professional John Ashton appeared on last night’s Channel 4 News and – in spite of frantic attempts by the presenter to divert him – demanded the resignation […]
New York Times health correspondent outlines why Chinese measures against coronavirus spread worked – and how different they are from US (and UK) approach An interview with New York Times […]
The BBC’s two nightly paper reviews differed drastically on Saturday evening The BBC’s two nightly reviews of the following day’s newspaper headlines has often been criticised for effectively providing a […]
Corbyn’s offer to block disastrous Johnson Brexit can succeed – but centrists unlikely to set aside egos for one vote Jeremy Corbyn’s letter to opposing MPs offering to stop Boris […]
Judges’ ruling blocking Saudi arms sales states both Johnson and Hunt illegally authorised weapons exports without assessing the impact on civilians The landmark ruling by judges that UK arms sales […]
Former Labour, former CUK, now LibDem – but Umunna didn’t do a cleanse of his Twitter feed As the SKWAWKBOX flagged last week, serial quitter Chuka Umunna has officially announced […]
Tory leadership challenger’s arrogant reaction when challenged over fire brigade cuts Today, just before the second anniversary of the terrible Grenfell Tower blaze that took so many lives, another huge […]