It doesn't take an inquiry to reveal Boris Johnson's incompetence
The Covid inquiry will drag on for years. But there are some things we already know
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The Covid inquiry will drag on for years. But there are some things we already know
<strong>Editorial:</strong> The omnipresence of consultancies is harming public services, while creating lucrative opportunities for private profit
In November 2022 the government’s Industrial Injury Advisory Panel found that there is a “large body of consistent supporting evidence” that health and social care workers “have been exposed to significantly increased risk” of infection, illness and death due to Covid-19. Nobody has counted, but it is thought that over 1,500 NHS and social care staff died of Covid-19. Many of these lives might have been saved by simple infection control measures.
Swindon's council leader faced an unexpected grilling during a radio interview - from an unhappy member of the public.
Just Stop Oil said the declaration could prove useful in court against prosecutors, who they could ask: 'You have colleagues who are refusing to prosecute - why are you?'