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@AirCanada
My sister was just called a "9/11 blood sucker" by a passenger while boarding one of your flights.The person is now smirking at her because, according to your staff, "racist abuse doesn't give sufficient grounds" to remove them from the flight. Can you explain why?
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In the past 3 hours you have responded to complaints about your website & to requests for seat changes but you've ignored my question about your policy on racial harassment. If at all concerned, you can start by asking me to DM you with more details about the incident.
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John Lewis and Waitrose join Sainsbury’s and Co-op in boycotting Russian goods. Others likely to follow suit
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I’ve had a fantastic 6 years in newspapers but now looking forward to something new. I’ll be joining the business and economics team
@skynews
as a correspondent this autumn. Very excited to get started!
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The Green Party is launching its manifesto in Brighton today.
It includes:
- a tax on multimillionaires and billionaires (starting at 1% on assets over £10 mill
-equalising capital gains tax with income tax
-raising the national insurance limit so those on more than £50k a
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Tens of thousands of people across the country are facing crippling tax demands from HMRC in a harsh campaign that has been linked to 10 suicides. It all comes back to a 2016 piece of legislation that made individuals responsible for tax that their employers should have paid. The
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After 5 brilliant years at The Times I am leaving to join
@Telegraph
, where I’ll soon be taking over as consumer affairs editor. A big thank you to all the analysts and economists i’ve called on over the years. Your insights have been invaluable.
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Many of those who signed up to these schemes did so to avoid falling foul of the rules. They didn’t know how to set up limited companies or were worried about complicated IR35 rules. It includes public sector workers who were made redundant because of budget cuts but re-hired on
"We've had ten suicides. That's not going to end."
Jai, who was asked to pay £26,000 by HMRC, says "common sense and compassion" is needed for people whose salaries were paid through loan schemes and face crippling tax demands.
#PoliticsHub
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At least 10 people have taken their own lives after being hit with the loan charge. Another 13 people have attempted suicide. Many have long hidden the truth from friends, families and colleagues but they're starting to share their stories.
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Barnsley North and Barnsley South both held by Labour (by around 8,000 and 5,000 votes) . The exit poll had them down for reform at 99% and 98% likelihood. Reform’s performance is likely being overstated by the exit poll.
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Over and over again the Gosport report highlights the vital work of the
@portsmouthnews
team who helped to bring this story to light. This is why we need local papers.
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Richard Tice of
@reformparty_uk
kicked of his campaign in Skegness today by flyering outside a hotel housing asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan. He called their presence here “a tragedy.”
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I’m joining the lobby as a political correspondent
@skynews
next month. Very excited, It’s going to be a big year!(Westminster people, hit me up)
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Airlines have started to ban drunk passengers from flights to ensure safety. If they cannot extend that assurance to ethnic minority passengers, they should not be so quick to accept our money.
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Ethnic minority employees are leaving the Bank of England in disproportionate numbers as it admits failure “on every (diversity) metric there was”
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Children are being hospitalised after self-harming, overdosing, attempting suicide at a faster rate than adults. Experts say years of cuts to early intervention mental health services has pushed young people to crisis point.
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Economic inactivity because of long- term sickness is at a record high. My first report for
@SkyNews
on whether a mental health crisis is causing people to drop out of the workforce
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“Surveillance capitalism is no different to child labour. It takes away our autonomy and should be banned” - Roger McNamee
@Moonalice
reflects on Frances Haugen allegations at
@WebSummit
in Lisbon
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The governments household support fund for the poorest families is like sticking “a plaster on a gaping wound”,
@morgan_wild
of
@CitizensAdvice
tells MPs on
@CommonsWorkPen
. It does little to address the scale of the cost of living crisis they face.
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Public inquiry into Post Office IT scandal started with testimony from Baljit Sethi. PO ignored his concerns about unexpected shortfalls but ended his contract when the balance hit -£17k. No alarm bells even when it then swung to a £40k surplus (money Mr Sethi didn't get to keep)
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Govt may have scrapped gender pay gap reporting this year but figures show that men are nearly 5 times more likely than women to earn the highest salaries in Britain. Covid 19 crisis will make this inequality worse, says
@samsmethers
of
@fawcettsociety
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The pioneering 555 will receive the same level of compensation as those who claimed later on. This isn’t the end of it. Still question marks over those who were prosecuted but acquitted & whether they’ll be able to sue for malicious prosecution, paving the way for higher damages.
The 555 were accused, prosecuted and forgotten. Now, they will be compensated.
The Horizon IT dispute had a devastating impact on postmasters and their families.
That’s why we’re setting up a new scheme that ensures the postmasters receive their fair share of compensation.
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@JerryLGiles
@HMRCVictim
So there was no process. PO ignored evidence contradicting their conviction that postmasters were stealing from tills. They doubled down and plucked figures out of thin air to get around any inconvenient facts
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It’s hardly popping off for Richard Tice, leader of Reform UK, in Skegness today. He’s hoping to be an MP here. Farage will be around next week to lend a helping hand.
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The Post Office has still not heard from 200 “missing postmasters” who may have been wrongly convicted, documents seen by
@telegraph
show. Some the PO is struggling to even contact. They could be missing out on hundreds of thousands £ in compensation.
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Thousands of forecourts may be waiting to pass on the fuel duty cut even though drivers were promised “immediate” support by the chancellor. Ministers now urging them to get a move on. With
@Tony_Diver
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Companies are innovating at a much faster pace than they did before the pandemic hit. Some much needed good news for UK productivity. Research from
@asvalero
&
@CapucineRiom
at
@CEP_LSE
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Reform UK says it’s the party for “the left behind” but it has a huge amount to offer the top 10%. We took a closer look at its flagship tax policy.
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@TanDhesi
Just 60 years ago Sikhs felt pressured to cut their hair to secure jobs. Now we have a turban wearing MP
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Yeah. Maybe next year you might consider responding to the Parker Review’s request for info on the ethnic diversity of your board. Seems your all white execs couldn’t be bothered this year.
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A distressing story but worth every minute of your time. Brilliant journalism from
@Gabriel_Pogrund
Charlie Elphicke spent four years suing The Sunday Times for revealing a woman accused him of rape
He used British libel law to silence her and prolong her pain after being jailed for sex crimes
Last week he dropped the case. Today we tell the full story
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What does 2021 have in store for us? Thanks to those who braved the uncertainty to take part in The Times' annual economists' survey, including
@jdportes
@RuthLeaEcon
@DMcWilliams_UK
@Suren_Thiru
@MarkGregoryEY
@rbrharrison
@shjfrench
@brosewell
& more!
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A third of Britain's companies failed to meet a government backed target to increase the number of women on boards. "The Hampton Alexander Review set a relatively low target so it is hugely disappointing, says
@fawcettsociety
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It doesn't have to be one or the other. The chancellor should combine targeted tax rises (capital gains, corporation tax) with £190 billion of stimulus for a fair and balanced recovery, says
@IPPR
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Mr Sethi is still yet to receive a personal apology from the Post Office. He calls for prosecutions of PO executives "regardless of whether they have left the organisation or have retired"- right up to the chief executive
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All in this together? Young people in Britain are twice as likely to work in the worst affected sectors. They will suffer more acutely during the downturn than they did after the financial crisis a decade ago. Research by
@resfoundation
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Pret failed to respond to nine warnings that its baguettes could cause a deadly allergic reaction before the death of a teenager who ate one.
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When you apply for work experience and they get back to you 5 years later
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Ofgem has raised the energy price cap to £4,279 a year from January 2023. Households be protected from this increase but that doesn’t mean we won’t feel it.
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The figures are in. So how do we compare to the rest of the G7?
Annual GDP 2020
🇺🇸 -3.5%
🇯🇵 -5% *
🇨🇦 -5.5% *
🇩🇪 -5.8%
🇫🇷 -8.3%
🇮🇹 -8.9%
🇬🇧 -9.9%
*estimates
...and then there's 🇨🇳 +2.3%
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The promise of greater flexibility is ringing hollow for the millions of part-time workers who run the risk of being left behind in the economic recovery. Report by
@Timewise_UK
@EmploymtStudies
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The new face of Britain’s £50 note will be Alan Turing, the mathematician & computing pioneer who helped break the Nazi Enigma code during WW2. In 1952 Dr Turing was convicted for “homosexual activity” and subjected to chemical castration. Two years later he took his own life
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This is very frustrating to read. Clawing back money from the poorest families while pouring billions into furlough and the self employed income support scheme (a lot of which went to people who didn't need it at all)
HMRC has cut payments to hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants during lockdown in an aggressive tax raid on the country’s poorest families
Full investigation:
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More than half of Greece’s water-dropping aircraft are said to be grounded because they lack fuel or are not airworthy... some say the fire service has been wrecked by cuts during a decade of austerity.
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The pandemic has taken a heavier toll on families with children. Four million children live in a household that has lost income during the pandemic with many of them now struggling to pay for food and essentials. New research by
@pfrc_uk
@standardlifefdn
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Coastal towns in Britain should build art galleries and champion creative industries if they want to overcome years of economic decay
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Nigel Farage setting the tone for Reform Uk’s campaign on
@SkyNews
with
@TrevorPTweets
. He says Muslims and pro-Palestine protestors do not “subscribe to British values.” What are Nigel Farage’s British values?
"We have a growing number of young people in this country who do not subscribe to British values... We see them on the streets of London every Saturday" -
@Nigel_Farage
"Are we talking about Muslims here?" -
@TrevorPTweets
"We are" -
@Nigel_Farage
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The Post Office used proceeds of crime orders to claim her pension. A common theme here: she was told she was the only one experiencing problems with the Horizon system even though the PO knew otherwise.
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Andy Haldane steps down as the Bank of England’s chief economist next month but before he goes he has some things to say about Britain’s skills crisis and what it means for inequality and “levelling up”. My interview for the Saturday Times
@Nat_Numeracy
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Undercover investigation finds workers being offered unpaid trials and rates as low as £3 an hour to make clothes for
@quizclothing
. MPs say now is the time to introduce criminal sanctions for retailers.
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I’ll be on with
@IanKingSky
shortly, talking about the cost of living and other stories from the day. Tune in if you like.
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Almost 4 million people have been excluded from government income support schemes. Half of them have seen their incomes drop by a third or more and a third are struggling to pay for everyday essentials. New research by
@pfrc_uk
@standardlifefdn
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New: YouGov MRP poll for Sky News
Labour 422 seats
Conservative 140
Lib Dem 48
SNP 17
Green 2
Plaid Cymru 2
Labour set for majority of 194 seats (bigger than 1997). Conservatives on lowest number of MPs since 1906
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European workers are renewing their search for jobs in Britain. A glimmer of hope for all those businesses struggling with staff shortages? Analysis for
@timesbusiness
by
@adzuna
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Almost a quarter of entry-level graduate jobs disappeared during the global financial crisis a decade ago. The prospects for this summer's graduates are even worse
@adzuna
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This is pretty grim
The Conservative candidate for Dudley North - the former MP Marco Longhi - has highlighted and underlined the name (ethnicity) of his Labour opponent "Sonia KUMAR" in a letter specifically targetting voters of British Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in the constituency.
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Day 2: The inquiry hears from Lisa Brennan, who was forced to sell her house after being convicted of theft. Ms Brennan and her 6 yo daughter were made homeless and forced to rely on the Salvation Army. She said she went hungry some days so her daughter could eat.
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The “Gaza and the Muslim vote” framing ignores the fact that this isn’t solely a Muslim issue. It’s broader than that. Serena right to point out other voters too. Labour vote is also suffering among students and progressives
I asked Sir Keir Starmer how much he cares about losing voters over Labour’s position on the Israel/Gaza conflict
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More debt woes. The Bank of England is now forecasting £150 billion of losses on QE over the next ten years because of rising interest rates - a cost that will be borne by the taxpayer
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Hughie Noel Thomas, now 75, received a letter with an offer of £3k for "the inconvenience of going to prison." He was jailed for 9 months after accepting a plea bargain (as part of that he was told he could not mention Horizon)
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Marmite, blueberry, caramel, chocolate, lemon and lime. Has the hot cross bun fallen victim to heinous culinary crime?
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Sunak promised to grow the economy but it spent half of last year in recession. Still, the govt says its plan is working but is this the way to deal with years of economic stagnation? And would things be any different under Labour? My report from Westminster:
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Three billion trees were planted under FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps, which provided employment to 3 million young men during the Great Depression. Something similar would work today say
@BennettInst
&
@MatthewAgarwala
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Autumn statement preview. A lot of talk about tax but what’s the plan for public services? Inflation has boosted tax receipts but also eroded departmental budgets. We’re heading for a 16% real terms cut over the next 5 years.
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Nigel Farage is the new leader of Reform UK. And he’s standing to be an MP in Clacton, Essex. Says he “couldn’t let people down”
“I’ve done it before. I’ll do it again. I’ll surprise everybody”
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The March figures are in. So, how economically damaging was the winter lockdown and what are our prospects now? I'll be on
@TimesRadio
at noon talking to
@MattChorley
about what it all means 📻
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The interest rate for graduates is hitting as high as 12% This is much higher than the rate homeowners pay on mortgages and the rate offered on many bank loans. Student loans repayments aren’t pegged to inflation they are pegged to RPI, a widely discredited measure of inflation.
NEW: Graduates are in for a rollercoaster ride on student loan interest rates in the coming years.
Read our new briefing on what today's
@ONS
RPI figures mean for student loans, funded by
@NuffieldFound
>
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Russia’s economy is expected to outperform Britain’s in 2023, a year after the west launched a package of sanctions that was meant to cripple its war machine. I looked at the Russian economy a year on:
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A macho, arrogant & sexist culture plagued Downing Street during the pandemic, the covid inquiry heard today. There was rarely a day when the rules were actually followed
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Day 3: the inquiry heard from Karen Wilson, who said her husband’s wrongful conviction “massively contributed” to his early death aged 67. Julian Wilson was a charismatic man who loved taking part in local musicals but after his conviction “he just hid himself away”…
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I joined the Labour bus today for a visit to Bassetlaw hospital in Nottinghamshire. The party was talking up its plans to tackle waiting lists but Sir Keir Starmer was fuzzy on how much money the NHS will receive overall under a Labour government.
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Pret A Manger boasted that its sandwiches did not contain labels with "boring" information about ingredients even after a teenager had a fatal allergic reaction to one of its baguettes.
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December was one of the busiest months on record for food bank referrals, says
@RoryWeal
of
@TrussellTrust
. Single parent and large families are most in need but single adults who live alone and 24-45 year olds are also increasingly seeking help.
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If you can spare some cash to help people affected by the floods in Pakistan,
@Khalsa_Aid
is accepting donations that will pay for food and other vital supplies. Its teams are on the ground now working with victims.
#PakistanFloods
Our teams in
#Pakistan
are actively sourcing aid items including tents, Women’s sanitary items and setting up hot meals in several locations.
We are also working with local voluntary groups to increase our reach.
To Donate :
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I'll be on
@ScotlandTonight
later talking about all the fun stuff: inflation, strikes and the cost of living crisis. Tune in if you fancy it.
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Hundreds of people out by the seafront to cheer on Nigel Farage as he make his pitch to be an MP here in the “most patriotic town in The UK”
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Unemployment is falling, vacancies are rising and redundancies are already back to pre-crisis levels. Businesses are now struggling to find workers but millions of people are still on furlough and others have checked out of the labour market all together.
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I’ll be discussing those Andrew Bailey comments with
@JPonpolitics
on
@TimesRadio
shortly. Tune in if you haven’t quite had your fill of cost of living bad news.
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Evicted farmers still waiting for compensation and an apology
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