Sunak Approves Public Sector Pay Rises

Rishi Sunak and Cabinet ministers have approved recommendations for public sector pay rise.They will be paid for out of savings in budgets, not borrowing. 

Including: 7% for police, 6% for doctors and 6.5% for teachers.

Johnson Forgets Password

 

Boris Johnson has been unable to give the Covid inquiry WhatsApp messages from his old iPhone because he has forgotten the passcode. This has led to accusations that he is trying to hide something, but Johnson has insisted that he simply can't remember the code.

The story has all the makings of a Ken Follett novel. There's the mysterious passcode, the government's attempts to block the release of the messages, and Johnson's own protestations of innocence. It's a tale of intrigue, suspense, and maybe even a little bit of comedy.

But there's also a serious side to this story. The Covid inquiry is trying to get to the bottom of what happened during the pandemic, and Johnson's messages could be key to understanding the government's decision-making. If he's really forgotten the passcode, then that's unfortunate. But if he's lying, then that's a serious matter.

Rather than take risk of device disabling, security experts are trying to find a way of getting round it His iPhone has a much higher level of security than normal iPhones, which disable after 10+ attempts.

Government security experts trying to establish if they can stop the iPhone erasing itself if passcode is wrong.

Only time will tell what the truth is. But in the meantime, we can all enjoy the mystery of Boris Johnson's iPhone passcode. It's a story that has everything: suspense, intrigue, and maybe even a little bit of comedy.

A Portent of Doom?

 

Ceiling of Portcullis house just cracked open and water pouring in! pic.twitter.com/e6CH8G9KnI

— Natasha Porter OBE (@NPorter_) July 11, 2023

Starmer Bites The Hand That Feeds Him

 

Starmer accuses Just Stop Oil of “huge arrogance” and urges them to stop disrupting sporting events and lives

— Robert Peston (@Peston) July 6, 2023

Ironically the Labour Party has been the recipient of a significant amount of funding from Dale Vince, the green energy entrepreneur and founder of Ecotricity. Vince has donated over £1.5 million to the party over the past decade, and his donations have come under scrutiny in recent months.

Vince has also donated money to the protest group Just Stop Oil, which has been calling for a ban on new oil and gas extraction in the UK.

 

The State Religion's 75th

 

For reasons best known to themselves Sunak, Starmer and the "great and the good" of the UK are at Westminster Abbey today in order to give thanks to God for the NHS.

Turning an organ of the state into an untouchable national religion that we must all worship will not benefit the patients, the staff nor the organ itself!

We Are Not Shit!

 

As per the media, Rishi said his to a colleague:

"‘We love to talk about how shit we are — we are not shit!”

Blackford Shops The SNP

Question: "Are you confident the SNP was being run properly?"
Mr Blackford's answer is a bomb-scare...
"*weary sigh*...look there is a police investigation..."
"corporate governance expectations have changed in all walks of life in the last few years"
Absolutely damning. https://t.co/bMZmOtXEz9

— Dean M Thomson (@DeanMThomson) July 3, 2023