The SKWAWKBOX asked front-line workers for their experience of the government’s claim to have delivered personal protective equipment (PPE). Prison Officers’ Association chair Mark Fairhurst responded During these troubling times […]
Guest article: “we kept asking about masks but we got nothing… We are being used as canon fodder.” But community healthworker worries about vulnerable people she might be infecting A […]
Johnson’s dithering will have lethal effects Boris Johnson dithered for 11 days over the issue of mass gatherings. On 12 March, he was still dismissing their effect on the spread […]
Locking down without a rigorous test and trace programme as recommended by the WHO will not get us where we need to be Coronavirus is the only show on the […]
Sunak dismisses simple step that would ensure nobody falls through cracks of government’s partial income guarantee – while massively reducing admin and delays. He is putting us all at risk […]
It will not do for the Tories to make a speech saluting our heroes when the virus passes – and then go back to the cuts and disrespect they habitually […]
Email by chair of Tory committee breaks news An email sent to Tory MPs by the chair of the Conservative ‘1922 Committee’ announcing the cancellation of a reception also confirms […]
Cleaners and other unpaid staff strike in virus-hit hospital and staff denied protective equipment – or not even informed when handling infected patients Cleaning, portering and catering staff at Lewisham […]
On Friday’s Any Questions on Radio 4, eminent microbiologist Professor Hugh Pennington – former president of the Society for General Microbiology – told listeners that the government’s advice on handwashing […]
Government sticking head in sand about self-certification issues, too Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have both admitted today that they have made no plans to guarantee sick-pay for […]