Civil servant keeps a spreadsheet of her 350 handbags – including £5 Primark to £2,500 Chanel

A mum who owns more than 350 handbags has revealed she has spreadsheet to keep track to her extensive collection.  Nicola Crawford, 44, from Northern Ireland owns a whopping 362 handbags and says she’ll only stop buying them when she has one for every day of the year. The civil servant, who lives with her … Read more

Civil servant keeps a spreadsheet of her 350 handbags – including £5 Primark to £2,500 Chanel

A mum who owns more than 350 handbags has revealed she has spreadsheet to keep track to her extensive collection.  Nicola Crawford, 44, from Northern Ireland owns a whopping 362 handbags and says she’ll only stop buying them when she has one for every day of the year. The civil servant, who lives with her … Read more

Government settles bullying claim against Priti Patel from former top civil servant

Government settles bullying claim against Priti Patel with ‘substantial’ payout for former senior Home Office civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam Rutnam accused her of ‘vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign’ against him He said he was pleased his claim for constructive dismissal had been settled Government ‘regretted’ the circumstances surrounding Sir Philip’s resignation  The decision to … Read more

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

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

Civil servant called Corona says she’s suffered abuse over her name during the Covid pandemic

Civil servant, 49, called Corona says she’s suffered abuse over her unusual name during the Covid pandemic – after years of enduring beer jokes Corona Newton says she’s received ‘nasty’ and abusive cold calls over her name The 49-year-old, from Oldham, was named after the midwife who delivered her Mother-of-five says while beer jokes are … Read more

Ex-civil servant boss Mark Sedwill questions government’s Covid response

The ex-head of the civil service has today said there is a ‘genuine question’ about whether the UK could have been ‘better prepared’ for the coronavirus pandemic. Lord Sedwill, who stepped down from his role as Cabinet secretary last month, has revealed the government did ‘not have the exact measures in place’ to deal with … Read more

Historians urge Warwick Castle owners to put back 17th century painting of ‘black servant’

Historians urge Warwick Castle owners to put back 17th century painting of ‘black servant’ after it was removed amid fears it would be linked to the slave trade Historians Aaron Manning and Adam Busiakiewicz want the portrait put back Nick Blofeld, divisional director of Warwick Castle, said it was removed after a review  The 17th … Read more

Second head rolls over exam fiasco as Boris Johnson fires top education civil servant

Boris Johnson fired the top civil servant at the Department for Education today saying ‘fresh official leadership’ was needed after the A-Level and GCSE exam fiasco.  Jonathan Slater will step down on September 1, it was announced today, the day after Ofqual chief executive Sally Collier resigned from her post int he wake of the … Read more

Top civil servant at Department for Education ‘is facing axe’ over series of school disasters 

Top civil servant at Department for Education ‘is facing axe’ over series of school disasters Jonathan Slater has been permanent secretary at the department for four years  Ministers are concerned about failure to reopen schools and exam grading   The Government has denied that Slater will be leaving his post despite concerns  By Claire Ellicot Political … Read more

Exam regulator Ofqual run by ex-journalist and civil servant who have no prior education experience

A jazz-loving ex-journalist who flunked his A-Levels and a career civil servant with no previous education experience: Calls for six-figure figures behind Ofqual exams shambles to quit Chairman Roger Taylor is a former journalist turned medical businessman Sally Collier is a career civil service but had not worked in education before Both were appointed in … Read more