Harry and Meghan told palace bosses ‘you can’t stop us from doing what we want’ in clashes before leaving the Royal family, it has been claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex ‘called the shots’ and specifically instructed press officers on what information they felt should be made public, according to reports. The claims come … Read more
Long-awaited results from AstraZeneca Plc’s U.S coronavirus vaccine trial are currently being reviewed by independent advisors to determine whether the shot is safe and effective. Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said the drug company and its partner, the University of Oxford, completed enrollment of 30,000 participants earlier this year. … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘fears scientific advisors are “moving the goalposts” on when lockdown can end but tells allies he hopes “fat lady sings” moment when restrictions are banished for good is close’ Chancellor is eager to ease restrictions as soon as possible to kickstart recovery He is said to be anxious that nation’s top scientists are … Read more
Vulture hedge fund behind struggling bookshop chain Waterstones hands out £93m to its 107 London employees By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 The aggressive hedge fund behind Waterstones has dished out £93million to its staff in London. Elliott Advisors shared the … Read more
Moonshot tests of millions will fail unless the 14-day quarantine period for contacts is relaxed because people are ignoring the ‘ridiculous’ rule, Government advisors have warned. Contacts of coronavirus sufferers are currently expected to self-isolate for two weeks, with rule-breakers facing a hefty £10,000 fine. But one senior figure advising the Government told The Times ‘compliance … Read more
Barack Obama‘s team thought it was ‘unseemly’ when Hunter Biden joined the board of a Ukrainian energy company while his father Joe was helping decide policy for the Eastern European country. The former President’s advisers were ‘bothered’ that Hunter took the job with Burisma in 2014, a new book claims. At the time his father, … Read more
Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to level five restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. … Read more
Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’ Cummings will … Read more
The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more