A council has been accused of ‘wasting taxes’ and trying to earn ‘brownie points’ by painting a ‘thank you NHS‘ messages on a busy road instead of attending to its potholes. Swindon Borough Council took to social media to reveal that its Highways Team had painted a thank you message to NHS staff in an … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why Britain MUST bail out Richard Branson – however mad it may sound for the taxpayers to save a billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is under serious threat due to COVID-19 Virgin announced they would be cutting 3,150 jobs on Tuesday afternoon Other airlines such as Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are in … Read more
Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being funneled into the maintenance of a deserted hospital in Liverpool – despite it being empty. More than £3million (around $3,906,900) went into the day-to-day maintenance of the unused Royal Hospital between July and December last year. And a further £523,000 ($681,100) was spent in January alone, bringing … Read more
Pretty Little Thing founder Umar Kamani worth £1billion took taxpayers’ cash to furlough 86 staff… as the playboy tycoon lounges in a pool with his beautiful girlfriend Kamani took the decision to use the Government’s scheme to pay workers 80 per cent of their usual income up to a maximum of £2,500 per month On … Read more
Can it ever be right for a multi-millionaire to ask taxpayers to stump up for their staff’s salaries? With Prince Charles not asking for help from the Government’s coronavirus furlough scheme — but Victoria Beckham among those taking it — it’s the question sparking furious debate. Many are asking why the taxpayer should pick up … Read more
One third of people think their household will need financial support from taxpayers in next three months Research firm Kantar surveyed more than 1,100 Brits after Covid-19 outbreak 44% of workers say they fear their job is less safe than it was 12 months ago But six in 10 believe the Government is handling the … Read more
More than a million furloughed workers will get taxpayer-funded wage subsidies after a huge claims rush by firms. More than 2,200 applications per minute flooded in when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme opened at 8am yesterday. By 4pm, 140,000 had been received. Chancellor Rishi Sunak praised thousands of staff at HM Revenue and Customs and … Read more