Privacy crusade peer Tom Watson lands job at US ‘spy tech’ firm which is at the centre of an NHS row over patients’ data_Nhy
Labour peer Tom Watson has become a paid adviser to a ‘spy tech’ firm at the centre of an NHS privacy row over patients’ data. Lord Watson, who has long campaigned for victims of Press intrusion, has joined Palantir – a CIA-linked data mining company….
Spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time – with bar staff set to be trained on how to spot tell-tale signs_Nhy
Spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time with bar staff being trained to spot tell-tale signs. the prime minister confirmed on Sunday night. Drinks spiking sees perpetrators secretly administer knock-out drugs to victims without…
Labour’s Budget tax bomb will hit growth, investment and jobs, business chiefs warn – as Rachel Reeves’ £25billion National Insurance raid undermines her aim of boosting economic growth_Nhy
Labour‘s Budget tax bomb will hit growth, investment and jobs, the CBI is set to warn. The employers’ organisation says that the £25billion National Insurance raid has directly undermined the Chancellor’s stated aim of boosting economic growth. Addressing the CBI’s annual conference…
Tax expert used by BBC Verify to back its analysis of the inheritance tax row with farmers now says Labour’s policy needs to change_Nhy
A tax expert used by BBC Verify to back its analysis of the inheritance tax row with farmers now says the policy needs to change. Dan Neidle, who was quoted by the broadcaster’s ‘truth checking’ unit, had criticised ‘over-the-top’ coverage on the…
Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK’s worklessness crisis – as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work_Nhy
Young people who refuse to take a job will have their benefits cut, Labour said yesterday – despite previous pledges to halt ‘cruel Tory sanctions’ on the unemployed. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a ‘responsibility’ to take…
Labour is a risk to Britain’s national security and it’s ‘deeply’ worrying, a former MI6 chief claims_Nhy
A former MI6 spy chief has accused Labour of putting national security at risk following its ‘deeply’ worrying cuts to defence spending. Sir Richard Dearlove, who was head of MI6 between 1999 and 2004, has claimed the new government is showing no urgency in…
DOMINIC LAWSON: Labour’s attack on farmers is part of a cynical plan to cover the country in solar panels and turbines_Nhy
Fashionable as it is to presume that Labour’s attack on farmers is just class war against wicked landowners (even those who work all hours to provide food for the nation), there is a different purpose behind it. Sir Keir Starmer actually believes in…
Assisted dying law ‘could be talked out’ in Commons showdown this week as Cabinet minister brands plan a ‘state death service’… despite poll showing two-thirds of Brits back the move in principle_Nhy
MPs are bracing for a bitter struggle over the assisted dying law this week with warnings it could be ‘talked out’. Tensions are rising with the Commons set to debate the issue on Friday and potentially vote for the first…
If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer’s vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a ‘hollow promise’_Nhy
A Cabinet minister wriggled today as she was repeatedly pressed on whether young people face benefits cuts if they refuse to take up jobs or training. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall finally committed to the move after a toe-curling…
Locals outraged by council’s ‘dreadful’ plan to build 17,000 newbuild homes in the Essex countryside_Nhy
Locals of a beautiful English town have vented their fury at a council’s plan to build almost 17,000 houses on the green belt surrounding their homes. On Wednesday, Basildon Council opened up its plan to build 27,111 houses around the…