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97% civil servants want to continue working from home after lockdown

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Almost ALL civil servants want to be allowed to continue working from home after the lockdown ends with seven in 10 saying they are doing LONGER hours by not coming in to the office 97% of those polled by FDA union wanted to do their job from home sometimes Almost a third said they wanted … Read more

Last widow of a Civil War veteran dies at 101: Woman who married 93-year-old aged 17 passes away

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The last known widow of a Civil War soldier has died at the age of 101, ending a remarkable life story that she had kept to herself for over 80 years. When Maudie Hopkins of Arkansas died in 2008, it was believed that there were no known Civil War widows left in the nation. Then, … Read more

Civil servant, 34, nearly dies after drinking five litres of water A DAY

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Civil servant, 34, nearly dies after drinking five litres of water A DAY in mistaken belief it could cure Covid symptoms Luke Williamson, 34, of Bristol, flushed almost all natural sodium from his body Civil servant believed he was suffering from Covid-19 during the first lockdown  Increased volume of liquid caused water intoxication, leading to … Read more

Hong Kong civil servants swear oaths of loyalty to China-backed government

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Pledge allegiance to China if you want to keep your job: Hong Kong civil servants swear oaths of loyalty under new rules brought in by Beijing to stop democracy protests Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam watched public officials take the pledge Civil servants must vow loyalty to the financial hub’s Beijing-backed government It comes … Read more

‘Unconscious bias’ training for civil servants scrapped after study finds no evidence that it works

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Controversial ‘unconscious bias’ training for civil servants – which assumes everyone is racist – is scrapped after study finds no evidence that it works In blow to ‘woke’ agenda, Government plans to scrap ‘unconscious bias’ training The mandatory courses will end after official study found no evidence it works Department for Work and Pensions spent £112,500 … Read more

Civil servants SUE Boris Johnson for NOT sacking Home Secretary Priti Patel over bullying report

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Civil servants SUE Boris Johnson for NOT sacking Home Secretary Priti Patel and overruling an independent report that said her shouting and swearing at mandarins amounted to bullying Lawyers for civil service mandarins said PM’s failure to sack gave ‘carte blanche’  Independent report found Ms Patel’s behaviour to civil servants was bullying  Sir Alex Allan … Read more

Hipster Filipino restaurant which supplied Matt Hancock’s civil servants is forced to close

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A hipster Filipino restaurant which provided almost £50,000 of taxpayer-funded food to Matt Hancock’s civil servants has been driven out of business by the government’s Covid lockdown.  Despite fulfilling ten orders worth thousands each from the Department of Health in the early weeks of the pandemic, Bong Bongs Manila Kanteen in Hackney, east London, was crippled … Read more

Islamic hardliner Sufyan Ismail is invited to address civil servants 

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The founder of a hardline Islamic lobbying group accused of making derogatory remarks about Jews and spreading conspiracy theories was invited to speak to civil servants, it has emerged. Sufyan Ismail, 45, is the founder of Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND),  an NGO that aims to encourage British Muslim communities to be more involved in British media … Read more

Boris Johnson’s advisers competing amid Downing Street ‘civil war’

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Downing Street is today locked in a bitter and very public civil war over the direction of the Government after Whitehall was rocked by the resignation of Boris Johnson’s director of communications Lee Cain.  Mr Cain last night announced he will leave Number 10 at the end of the year after a standoff over whether … Read more