Business & Economy
Rail Safety Report Gives the Model Wagon a Lanyard
A rail safety report gives a fictional model wagon, bridge and clipboard far too much meeting authority.
Felicity Bunce
Felicity has been in a six-year dispute with a supermarket loyalty scheme over seven missing points. She owns a filing cabinet containing every receipt issued to her since 1993 and has successfully returned a toaster on the grounds that “the toast had become complacent.” Retailers generally know her simply as Mrs Bunce Again.
Science & Technology
UKRI Funding Plan Puts Billions in Three Buckets
UKRI’s £38.6 billion four year allocation funds targeted research, business growth and curiosity, while the foundations wait beneath the buckets.
UK Politics & Public Life
Traffic Commissioner Appointment Gives the Folder a Route Map
A Traffic Commissioner appointment for Scotland gives the folder a model bus, a timetable and far too much confidence.
Culture & Entertainment
Arts Council Review Receives 4,500 Responses And One More Opinion
The Arts Council review gathered more than 4,500 responses about culture, turning a Call for Evidence into an opening night with no interval.
Sport
Animal Vaccine Agreement Gives the Folder a Passport
An animal vaccine agreement brings UK and Canadian regulators together, leaving the cooperation folder to seek a passport.
World
Government cuts business admin and the filing cabinet panics
Government plans to cut business administration costs by nearly £6 billion, leaving the filing cabinet to document its own redundancy.
Health & Lifestyle
NHS AI commission gives the rulebook its own support group
The NHS AI commission will advise on a new healthcare rulebook, allowing innovation to wait in a safer, professionally chaired queue.
Travel & Transport
Crop Contracts Give the Clipboard a Harvest Role
A crop contracts consultation seeks clearer terms, leaving the clipboard to take on a fresh agricultural career.
Business & Economy
Government AI Helpers Promise To Fill Forms Then Lose The Login
Government AI helpers may tackle life admin, provided everyone can first locate the login that appointed them.
Science & Technology
Carruthers Observatory Arrives With One Huge Commute
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory arrives in Florida before a million mile mission to study Earth’s outer atmosphere.