Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[MartyFunkhouser]

and so the sleeze and fraud stories begin

Morgan McSweeney, the Irish-born strategist behind Labour's election win, warned Starmer over a year ago about migration's electoral risks and the need to control borders.

His 73-year-old father Tim, a Cork accountant, set up a firm in 2023 that received around £6 million from Ireland's government for asylum accommodation amid a surge in arrivals.

Tim insists he gains no personal profit, and no UK contracts appear in government records—yet the story has reignited outrage tying it falsely to Labour's border policies

The UK and Irish governments are not linked in a way where that would be an issue though no? Unless I am missing something.

Thats not to say I don't think things are sleezy, just not something he is likely to face any issues on

 

[Gutter Boy]

You cant force companies to implement it and too many smart companies are using it to their advantage witb utilities and facilities savings whilst incentivising their staff with the money saved. There is a perfectly modern middle ground to this which seems to be ignored IMO. Like all politics its extreme views like "if you work from home you are not productive" its utter rubbish

I think it definitely creates a two-tier workforce, between the workers who are present (older male and younger both sex) and WFHers (older women saving on childcare/doing the school runs). In terms of career progression and promotions etc., it's reversed the progress that had been slowly being made on gender equality in the workplace.