20 candidates are competing to be next Mayor of London

There are a record number of candidates running to be the next Mayor of London, it emerged today.  Some 20 candidates have thrown their hats into the ring in a bid to take over from current Mayor, Sadiq Khan.   This year’s race features a number of colourful characters including the scion of an acting dynasty, a … Read more

Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid pandemic

Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid pandemic – because it has been too popular with voters May’s local election candidates are recommended to avoid talking about Covid This is because Boris Johnson’s approach has been so popular with UK voters  Labour is under strain as the Tories have … Read more

Church of England will order 30% quota for BAME candidates on its leadership programme

Church of England will order 30% quota for BAME candidates on its leadership programme as leaked report demands ‘repentance’ for historic links to the slave trade and anti-racism training Church of England to introduce 30 per cent quota for ethnic minority candidates on its leadership programme  Currently, only one of 42 diocesan bishops come from … Read more

China allows communist rulers to vet ‘patriotic’ election candidates a day after dozens are jailed

China‘s communist rulers handed themselves veto powers over selecting Hong Kong‘s lawmakers as part of a campaign to eliminate dissent and ensure a ‘patriotic’ government in the city following huge democracy rallies in 2019. Legislation to allow China’s communist rulers to vet all election candidates in Hong Kong was tabled at the opening of the nation’s … Read more

Woman, 24, creates online application form for candidates to be her ‘first kiss’

Woman, 24, who had never been kissed shares video of the big moment on TikTok after picking a stranger who replied to application form she posted online M’Lynn Martin, from San Diego, California, took to TikTok to share the video Selected Ian from LA to be her first kiss after online application process  Clip ended … Read more

Fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head got more mentions on Twitter than any of the 2020 candidates

Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris went head-to-head during a debate Wednesday, but a third-participant showed up that stole the show – a little housefly. The insect landed on Pence’s head for two minutes and seemed to be the only thing on viewers’ minds.  New York University conducted a study following the event … Read more

Recruitment experts reveal the five buzzwords that could cost candidates the job

Calling yourself a ‘workaholic’ who is ‘motivated by change’ and ‘obviously’ eager to take on a ‘challenge’ in an interview could cost hopeful candidates the job, recruitment experts have warned. Competition for jobs is fiercer than ever, with close to a million Australians now unemployed and the labour market expected to remain weak for years, … Read more