British nursing hopefuls are turned away as NHS recruits migrants, think-tank claims During 2020 pandemic, 23,000 UK applicants for nursing courses turned down Since 2010, more than half of 650,000 UK applicants were turned away 3 out of 10 nurses who joined the NHS since 2018 were from foreign countries By Steve Doughty Social Affairs … Read more
Bitter Tory in-fighting broke out last night after a Conservative-friendly think-tank demanded an inquiry into the power of Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds. Ben Harris-Quinney, chairman of the Bow Group – which boasts Tory heavyweights Norman Tebbit and Norman Lamont among its patrons – called for an independent investigation into the influence that Ms Symonds … Read more
Marriage tax perk should be increased TEN-FOLD to £2,500 a year to reward stay-at-home spouses, think-tank says Married people earning under £12,500 can pass on part of allowance to spouse Think tank Onward want to increased this threshold to cover whole £12,500 of the Personal Allowance Change would ‘recognise families rather than just individuals in the … Read more
A council has been accused of being ‘racist’ for trying to rename a Plymouth square honouring slave trader and naval commander Sir John Hawkins after the city’s black football legend Jack Leslie. During the summer Plymouth City Council proposed renaming Sir John Hawkins Square after the Plymouth Argyle player who is the club’s fourth highest … Read more
A council has been accused of being ‘racist’ for trying to rename a Plymouth square honouring slave trader and naval commander Sir John Hawkins after the city’s black football legend Jack Leslie. During the summer Plymouth City Council proposed renaming Sir John Hawkins Square after the Plymouth Argyle player who is the club’s fourth highest … Read more
Increasing taxes to pay for the Covid crisis would be ‘an act of self-sabotage’ which would derail Britain’s economic recovery, Rishi Sunak was warned last night. The Chancellor has repeatedly signalled that tax rises will be needed to repair the battered public finances. With Britain’s national debt topping £2trillion for the first time and borrowing … Read more
All pupils should be tested for coronavirus at school to prove it’s safe to return, Tony Blair‘s think-tank has urged the Prime Minister. Parents will be too scared of coronavirus to send their children to school in September unless stricter testing systems are put in place, the Institute for Global Change found. There is an … Read more
Reform furlough scheme to save jobs: Think-tank warns government strategy risks mass redundancies By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:39 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 28 April 2020 The Chancellor is being urged to shake up support for furloughed workers so that businesses can gradually bring them back on reduced … Read more
Britain’s leading economic think-tank sounds alarm on household debt, warning many will be unable to pay it off By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Britain’s leading economic think-tank has sounded the alarm on household debt, warning many will be unable to … Read more