Government ministers have been meeting the leaders of three separate trade unions in an effort to bring to an end some of the industrial action which has caused disruption all over Britain. Health Secretary Steve Barclay met leaders of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and other unions in London about pay demands in the…
Trade Unions and UK Government Hold Talks in Bid to End NHS, Rail, and Teachers’ Strikes
UK’s Sunak Demands ‘Bold and Radical’ Action to Ease Winter Crisis in Hospitals
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has demanded “bold and radical” action to ease the winter crisis in the National Health Service (NHS). At the NHS Recovery Forum held in Downing Street on Saturday, Sunak told health and social care leaders he recognised the “tough time” they have experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic….
Shen Yun ‘Gives You a Tingly Feeling’ Says Birmingham Patron
BIRMINGHAM, UK—Director Simon Slidel was mesmerized by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the ICC Birmingham Hall on January 7. “It was amazing, I got absolutely immersed in the culture of China,” said Mr. Slidel. “I was quite emotional about it, it really gets to you … mesmerized by the colors and the costumes and the…
Shen Yun ‘Gives You a Tingly Feeling’ Says British HR Director
BIRMINGHAM, UK—Director Simon Slidel was mesmerized by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the ICC Birmingham Hall on January 7. “It was amazing, I got absolutely immersed in the culture of China,” said Mr. Slidel. “I was quite emotional about it, it really gets to you … mesmerized by the colors and the costumes and the…
Shen Yun Is ‘A Win for Everybody and Mankind,’ Says Birmingham Patron
BIRMINGHAM, UK—“I’ve not stopped smiling since the opening curtain,” said finance director Peter Hislop, who saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at the ICC Birmingham Hall on Jan. 7. “Absolutely mesmerizing … It’s absolutely stunning,” he said, “the costumes, the design, the way it flows, and the dancing technique is so special.” “I just thought this…
UK’s Sunak Holds Emergency Talks Over NHS Crisis
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding an emergency meeting on Saturday with health leaders in a bid to ease the winter pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Downing Street said Sunak would use the ad-hoc NHS Recovery Forum to find ways to improve the performance and outcomes across the health service, focusing on four key…
London to Host International Meeting on Alleged War Crimes in Ukraine
LONDON—Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to scale up the support being offered to the International Criminal Court in its investigations of alleged war crimes in Ukraine, the British government said on Saturday. The meeting in March, which will be hosted by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and his Dutch counterpart…
Boris Johnson Nudged to Wear Masks, UK Government Advisor Says
Behavioural psychology was used on former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to nudge him into wearing a mask, according to the head of the government Behavioural Insights Team (BI). Professor David Halpern, BI chief executive and member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), described to The Telegraph how he had helped nudge the former…
UK Anti-Strike Laws May Be Challenged Under European Rights Law, Say Lawyers
January 6, 2023
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The UK government’s planned legislation to ensure “minimum safety levels” during strikes may be challenged under European human rights law and international labour conventions, employment lawyers have said. The government said on Thursday that it will introduce a bill in Parliament in the coming weeks to ensure that vital public services will have to maintain…
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Shen Yun Brings the ‘Grace of the Divine Into Living Expression’ Says Birmingham Patron
BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—Douglas Andrew Laird, owner and founder of Peak Care in north Derbyshire, was deeply impressed by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the ICC Birmingham Hall on Jan, 8. “I think this brings the grace of God, the grace of the Divine into living expression, in the dance and the movement and the color,” he…