This graphic from a Guardian article is both informative and profoundly depressing. It is clear that people are striking not from greed but from a sense of desperation. This government does not listen. Our nation is in a crisis that has been brewing for years. A series of wounds that have been festering through the intransigence and incompetence of this government have finally overwhelmed our ability to heal.
Finally, it is clear for all to see that there is something deeply unpleasant and wrong at the heart of the Conservative Party. The Tory MP Andrew Brigden has finally had the Tory Whip removed following unbelievably offensive remarks comparing the COVID vaccine programme to the Holocaust.
Some eagle eyed social media watchers have spotted a disappearing Boris from Grant Shapps' social media. As explained in this...
(With aplogies to Paul Simon)
20 mph limit proposed for Buxton but rejected for Ashbourne
The consultation on the plans to create an East Midlands mayoral authority will be closing next week.