Tarnished Tory peer Michelle Mone ’s holiday at an exclusive French ski resort is a world away from the hardship of striking nurses and ambulance crews.
She and her husband are accused of making a controversial fortune from VIP-lane.
Covid contracts have left the Health Department suing for much of its money back.
Nurses and ambulance crews, who were clapped during the pandemic, are protesting after being slapped financially in the face by a callous and incompetent Tory Government.
The money that Mone appears to have made would go some way towards funding decent pay rises for deserving key workers.
But Rishi Sunak ’s regime is proving just as awful as those led by Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron.
Should anyone die during the ambulance stoppages, responsibility will rest with Conservative Ministers who have failed to fund the health service adequately and are stubbornly provoking strikes.
The Two-Nation Britain under the Tories is a country where the vast majority pay for a cosy few to be privileged masters.
Jet horror hope
An inquest has concluded 11 men were unlawfully killed when a vintage jet crashed on to a dual carriageway.
Senior coroner Penelope Schofield deserves praise after victims’ families yesterday said they have finally been heard over the 2015 Shoreham Airshow disaster in West Sussex.
Pilot Andrew Hill was cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence in 2019.
But lessons can be learned to avoid future tragedies and hopefully the inquest will help the families to find some closure.
Corrie on, Bob
The Times They Are A-Changin’ when music legend Bob Dylan reveals he is a big fan of Coronation Street.
Hopefully, watching life on the cobbles does not mean the great man’s career is Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.
