The Whitehall workers who STILL aren’t back in office: Number of civil servants at desks plummets

The Whitehall workers who STILL aren’t back in the office: Number of civil servants at their desks plummets despite Government pleas for their return The largest drop was at the 800,000-square-foot Home Office headquarters Only one per cent of Dept for Education’s London workforce seen entering office The offices are understood to be running at … Read more

London Underground trains are far from busy as workers ignore government’s drive to get to office

London Underground trains were far from packed at rush this morning as workers ignored the government’s drive to get back to work. Passengers, some still not wearing face coverings, had plenty of space for social distancing as a few took the Jubilee Line into the city centre. Boris Johnson had heralded today – the first Monday in August – … Read more

Nearly five in six office employees will stay at home today, survey reveals

So much for Britain’s back-to-work day! Nearly five in six office employees will stay at home today despite official drive to get staff back at their desks, survey reveals An audit of 30 of the UK’s biggest firms found 17 per cent would travel to work Boris Johnson heralded today as first day the ‘work … Read more

Border Farce! Labour blasts Home Office over ‘dangerous’ scenes at Heathrow

A leading Labour MP has today blasted the Home Office over the ‘dangerous’ scenes at Heathrow Airport, where passengers were forced into massive queues with little social distancing amid claims of a lack of Border Force staff at passport control. Nick Thomas Symonds, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, described yesterday’s scenes at the London airport as … Read more

NHS worker reveals stern conversations with a businessman who refused to leave the office

As infections sharply rise and the Government puts the brake on easing lockdown, an NHS test and trace caseworker says many people are ignoring self-isolation rules – and explains why some of her underemployed colleagues call themselves the Mouse Movers’ Club… I couldn’t quite fathom what I was hearing.  After innumerable phone calls, I had … Read more