#toryfailure — Public Fediverse posts
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Will the last Tory to leave switch the life support off?!
"Former home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK."
#UKpol #ToryFailure
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/26/former-home-secretary-suella-braverman-defects-to-reform-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
A lengthy #blogpost as I share an overview on the #UK's current self-inflicted misery, and my very real fears for the country's future.
#Brexit #Covid-19 #covid19 #UKbreakup #BritishStupidity #EuropeanUnion #EU #BorisJohnson #Torystupidity #Toryfailure
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Another #pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says #PatrickVallance
Former #UK #ChiefScientificAdviser warns ‘we are not ready yet’ and urges next government to prepare
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/25/another-pandemic-is-absolutely-inevitable-says-patrick-vallance-covid
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Social acceptance of food banks is a mark of Tory failure | Food banks | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/21/social-acceptance-of-food-banks-is-a-mark-of-tory-failure -
'#Brexit #BorderChecks will cost #UK firms £470m a year, says watchdog
‘More than three years after end of transition period, it is still not clear when full controls will be in place’'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/20/britain-brexit-border-checks-eu-cost-uk-firms-470m-a-year-says-watchdog
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'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'
'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
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'No progress made on half of #UK government’s #LevellingUp targets
Guardian analysis shows situation has deteriorated in three areas that #MichaelGove promised to improve'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/01/government-levelling-up-targets-progress-politics-conservatives-labour
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#Tories accused of ditching manifesto pledge to remove #GroundRents
#MichaelGove is losing his battle to reform current #leaseholds, Sunday Times reports
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/24/tories-ditching-manifesto-pledge-remove-ground-rents
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#Rwanda trips by #UK ministers and officials have already cost over £400,000
Figures reveal £413,541 spent on travel since the policy to send #asylum seekers there was devised in 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/22/rwanda-trips-uk-ministers-officials-cost-over-400000
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About 300,000 more #UK #children fell into #AbsolutePoverty at height of #CostOfLivingCrisis
Nearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs and charities accuse government of failing poorest
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/21/poorest-uk-families-hardest-hit-cost-living-crisis-official-figures
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#CrossChannelFerry operators will be required to pay their crew at least £9.95 an hour after #France implemented a new #MinimumWage law aimed at preventing the exploitation of #seafarers.
The move comes two years after #PandOFerries caused outrage on both sides of the Channel by sacking almost 800 workers and replacing them with low-cost crew.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/19/cross-channel-ferry-crews-must-be-paid-at-least-9-95-an-hour-under-french-law
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'#UK and #India put #FreeTradeDeal talks on ice until later this year
The UK government ended the latest round of talks on Friday night after two weeks of intensive negotiations with Indian officials failed to bear fruit.'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/15/uk-and-india-put-free-trade-deal-talks-on-ice-until-later-this-year
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Government failing targets to fix #UK #RailwaySystem, watchdog reports
All ‘high level benefit’ targets missed and only three-quarters forecasted to be achieved by 2024/25, according to #NAO
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/08/government-failing-targets-to-fix-uk-railway-system-watchdog-reports
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#VAT threshold for #UK businesses limited by #EU rules, #Hunt admits privately
Exclusive: Chancellor disappointed some Conservatives with only limited rise in threshold, but said he was restricted by Northern Ireland protocol
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/07/vat-threshold-for-uk-businesses-limited-by-eu-rules-hunt-admits-privately
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‘Heartbreaking’: the #nursery forced to close over #Hunt’s free #ChildcarePolicy
Critics say the surprise policy in last spring #budget’s was ill-thought-out, prompting higher prices and fewer nurseries
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/mar/04/heartbreaking-the-nursery-forced-to-close-over-hunts-free-childcare-policy
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Fewer than 20% of #LevellingUp projects completed in #England, figures show
Exclusive: Plans either shelved or stalled despite being part of flagship #Policy promise at last election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/03/fewer-than-20-levelling-up-projects-completed-england-figures
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Number of people #SleepingRough in #England rises for second year running
Increase means government will fail to meet #ManifestoPromise to end #RoughSleeping before #GeneralElection
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/29/number-of-people-sleeping-rough-in-england-rises-for-second-year-running -
#GillianKeegan says she can’t guarantee #FreeChildcare pledge will be met on time
#Education secretary says she is ‘not in control of all the bits’ needed for delivery of 15 hours of free care from April
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/04/gillian-keegan-says-she-cant-guarantee-free-childcare-pledge-will-be-met-on-time
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#UK must act urgently to meet #ClimateCommitments, says watchdog
Committee urges UK to set ‘powerful example’ of tackling #ClimateChange after ‘mixed messages’ of #Cop28
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/30/uk-must-act-urgently-to-meet-climate-commitments-says-watchdog
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'#HMRC has not charged a single company over #TaxEvasion under landmark legislation
Powers bestowed by the #CriminalFinancesAct 2017 are not being used effectively, say critics'
'The Observer previously reported that the overall number of concluded prosecutions after HMRC investigations had fallen by more than two-thirds in five years, with only 11 wealthy taxpayers prosecuted in 2022.'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/20/hmrc-has-not-charged-a-single-company-over-tax-evasion-under-landmark-legislation
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'‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why #UK’s #GreenRevolution urgently needs #SkilledWorkers
The country’s #NetZero transition may not be short of funds. But it desperately requires many more skilled #engineers, #electricians and #workers than it has
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/20/were-facing-a-critical-shortage-why-uks-green-revolution-urgently-needs-skilled-workers
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The build, demolition and rebuild of three #schools declared unsafe shortly after being built could cost taxpayers at least £150m, the BBC has been told https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-67996302
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#HealthSecretary accused of failing to act on shortages of #MotorNeuroneDisease drug
Exclusive: Shortages of #riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to #DHSC in September
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/20/health-secretary-victoria-atkins-shortages-riluzole-motor-neurone-disease-drug
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Just, wow!
Partygate – a giant, exploding grenade of a TV show
Every snog-filled, debauched Covid-era party in Number 10 is shockingly depicted in Channel 4’s jaw-dropping docudrama. It’s a vital document of national shame #partygate #PartygateCoverup #Boris #ToryCorruption #COVID #ToryFailure #COVID19 #UK https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/03/partygate-review-a-giant-exploding-grenade-of-a-tv-show
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#Sunak ‘dodging scrutiny’ by failing to appoint chair of #ClimateChangeCommittee
No successor has been named for Lord Deben – and now the independent watchdog’s chief executive has resigned
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/14/sunak-dodging-scrutiny-by-failing-to-appoint-chair-of-climate-change-committee
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Boris Johnson told Donald Trump to keep discussions about privatising the NHS just between them
"Some parties might make a mischief if you talk about it in public", the former prime minister is said to have warned.#NHSSOS #NHSPrivatisation #NHSstaff #ToryCorruption #Torylies #Toryfailure
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Barclay’s lawsuit against striking nurses is just one example of his contempt for the NHS
#NHSSOS #NHSstaff #NHSPrivatisation #GovernmentWaste #governmentcorruption #Toryfailure #Torylies
