What an example! Just one in five civil servants have returned to the office, as Boris Johnson urges employees to stop working from home Visitor numbers to London’s Square Mile are barely up from height of lockdown Cabinet Office says proportion of its staff back at work was around 20 per cent Ex Tory leader … Read more
Revealed: Top civil servant in charge of Britain’s coronavirus response quits amid growing acrimony between Downing Street and the Whitehall machine Respected mandarin Tom Shinner is the latest high-profile figure to leave No 10 insiders insisted that Mr Shinner’s job was only a temporary secondment One friend said he was contractually obliged to return to … Read more
Showtime developing limited series about life, career and civil rights activism of legendary entertainer Lena Horne By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:36 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 05:36 BST, 9 July 2020 Her life spanned almost the entire 20th century and her career in showbiz spanned seven decades. And now Lena Horne is … Read more
Facebook has made a series of decisions that undermined civil rights, including allowing posts from President Donald Trump that violate the values of the leading social network, an independent audit report said Wednesday. The audit commissioned by Facebook in 2018 found the California giant had taken ‘important steps forward in building a long-term civil rights … Read more
HARRY COLE: Shadowy assassins are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ Boris Johnson’s civil service reforms By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 5 July 2020 Boris Johnson’s closest aides are paranoid that dark forces in Whitehall are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ sweeping civil … Read more
On June 17, Color Of Change along with the NAACP, ADL, Sleeping Giants, Free Press, and Common Sense Media authored an open letter asking corporations to cease advertising on Facebook for the month of July. These are the key figures behind those organizations: Rashad Robinson – Color of Change President Founded in the wake of … Read more
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson put her three-octave mezzo-soprano pipes to use with an inspiring performance during the virtual 20th BET Awards on Sunday night. The Chicago-born 38-year-old sang To Be Young, Gifted and Black, a 1970 Civil Rights anthem originally written by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine. The late, great Aretha Franklin also … Read more
Critics have called on civil servants to lead by example and save Britain’s high streets by getting back to the office. City centres are facing financial ruin after officer workers were told to continue working from until next summer, despite the easing of lockdown. There are fears that such a move could spell disaster for … Read more
Dominic Cummings has vowed to take an axe to the civil service after coronavirus exposed flaws in the government machine, it was claimed today. The PM’s most senior aide is said to have told colleagues the Cabinet Office will be stripped of powers after being found wanting during the crisis, swiping: ‘A hard rain is … Read more
The last American citizen receiving a Civil War pension has died in North Carolina at the age of 90. Irene Triplett, whose father fought for the Union Army between 1863 and 1865, passed away Sunday in Wilkesboro from complications following surgery. Irene suffered from from mental disabilities and therefore qualified for federal financial support as a … Read more