British voters have soured on Prime Minister Boris Johnson for plenty of good reasons, but they are also blaming his Conservative government for the same increase in inflation that the rest of Europe (along with the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) is experiencing.A big part of the explanation for the cross-national similarity in inflationary paths is that food and energy prices are set on global markets, and those two important sectors account for about… [read post]

Employees who are sick In a statement to the House of Commons on 4 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the emergency measures were being introduced to change the rules of statutory sick pay so that this would be available from day one of absence for sickness, rather than after the first three qualifying days of any absence at present. [read post]

UK Govt Vows to Toughen Rules for Lawmakers After Ethics Row Yahoo News – Jill Lawless (Associated Press) | Published: 11/16/2021 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed a ban on lawmakers acting as “paid consultants” and promised to tighten ethics rules in response to scandals over lobbying and outside jobs that have tarnished politics in the United Kingdom. [read post]