“The lost decade: the hidden story of how austerity broke Britain”

Mar 3, 2020 | In the news

Tags: Austerity

The truly cynical could say that the Cvirus is a welcome distraction for a government already beset by problems; although, in reality, the government doesn’t need to worry about problems for another four years. The real health scandal, I’d say is the hugely increased division in life expectancy between rich and poor, highlighted in a report which seemed to last no more that two news bulletins last week. And the fact that we have more children living in poverty than Ireland, Poland and the OECD average. Anyway. Don’t forget to wash your hands.

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“The working-from-home illusion fades”

“The working-from-home illusion fades”

Are workers working from home more or less productive than those catching the 7.02am to London Bridge every day? ‘Probably sitting at home in their bleedin’ jim-jams’, said someone recently of a less-than-helpful call centre employee, the assumption being that, were they surrounded by colleagues and with a manager cracking the whip, he or she would have sorted his energy bill more efficiently.