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They aren't being wasted - they are being used to demonstrate to the world how the UK treats refugees. Put them into Napier, they're bound to get Covid-19 and really, really suffer. BTW Pembrokeshire council has put a bill into the Home Office for excess costs due to their similar use of...

Which is very redolent of Strength Through Joy

Some supremely hollow words: The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said: “We welcome the removal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ankle tag, but Iran’s continued treatment of her is intolerable. She must be allowed to return to the UK as soon as possible to be reunited with her family.”

Shame this idea was shot down by Liam Fox: Sharing aircraft carriers with France 'unrealistic' Sharing aircraft carriers with France 'unrealistic' Defence Secretary Liam Fox has ruled out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation and efforts to save...

Where I live has had among the lowest infection rates in the entire UK. And some of the highest vaccination rates/acceptance. Seems bizarre - but makes more sense as you think further. :)

And it is much less than: Downing Street has spent more than £2.6 million on refurbishments to hold White House-style press briefings, it has emerged. The cost of the renovations for the televised question and answer sessions with journalists was revealed as Boris Johnson faces pressure over...

Agreed about the relative importance. £200,000 seems a lot of money to spend on a four bedroom flat, especially one that is only being occupied temporarily. If Johnson stopped being PM - for any reason - but had not paid this off, I can't see many of the richer element being that keen to...

The one million is UK-wide whereas the figures for England I quoted are England-only. Something like a third of second doses seem to have been given in Wales and Scotland. Have not checked NI.

But an interesting divergence is occurring: England Wales Received second 598,345 154,819 Total vaccinated 17,777,836 967,042 3.37% 16.01% Of those vaccinated, 598,345 people have received a 2nd dose, taking the total number of vaccinations given to 17,777,836...

Dorries is misleading us: Yet - to directly contradict that "no other public sector...": In addition, workers earning below £24,000 will receive a pay rise of at least £250 (although for some this could still represent a pay cut in real terms)...

Wiki is quite helpful up to 1946: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination_Act Not sure what has happened since. Though I am under the impression that there are certain circumstances/groups for whom vaccinations can be compulsory. For example, armed forces, some under court protection, and...

Thankfully, not all of them. :)

We saw reports on Tuesday they had narrowed down the sixth case of "Brazilian" Covid-19 to 379 households. They have now found the person - which is good. But a search rate of about 95 a day does not appear to indicate a major concentration of resources and speed of identification. Of course...

Yet again, the NHS 1% pay rise issue is for England. Wales, at least, is thinking otherwise: Ministers will not try to cap any pay rise for Welsh NHS staff in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Wales' health minister has said. The UK government has faced a backlash after saying a pay rise...

Well even the DT is having a go: Boris Johnson 'could be forced to open No 10 to public' if he uses charity to pay for flat refurbishment

Misleading parliament should be taken with due seriousness: Boris Johnson ‘misled parliament’ over Covid contracts, court order shows Boris Johnson misled parliament over the publication of coronavirus contracts, a court order appears to show. The prime minister had claimed that the contracts...

I see Cyprus will be allowing us in if we have had both vaccinations. From 1 May. Which fails as we have no proof and many will not get their second by the time they might wish to go. I have just had my first and told it would be 12 weeks before my second.

I hate the phrase "no strong evidence". At one level it is simple enough. But it could apply when there is absolutely no evidence at all. Or when there is a vast quantity of evidence that has not been deemed "strong". Two very different cases.

Ah - right. Just the condition of the paint looked too good for that to be the case. Did they get re-painted just before being made obsolete?