Health & Lifestyle
NHS Innovator Passport Gives Clipboard A Day Off
The NHS innovator passport aims to cut repeated checks, leaving one clipboard to mourn its ceremonial stamping career.
Penelope Crumb-Wainscot
Penelope resigned as administrator of her neighbourhood WhatsApp group following an eleven-month constitutional dispute over bin night. She now documents the continuing collapse of British civilisation, including men wearing shorts in restaurants, children possessing opinions, and cafés serving anything in a jam jar.
Travel & Transport
Staycation proposals let pubs finally meet guesthouses
A government consultation could make it easier for guesthouses, pubs and attractions to sell UK holiday packages without treating dinner as a legal incident.
Business & Economy
Bank Rate Holds at 4.5% as Quarter Point Joins Queue
Bank Rate held at 4.5% in an eight to one vote, leaving one quarter point waiting outside with a clipboard and a visitor pass.
Science & Technology
Rail Fare Freeze Puts the Timetable on Notice
A rail fare freeze promises stable regulated fares while Britain’s railway administration attempts to process the good news.
UK Politics & Public Life
National Digital Exchange gives procurement a search bar
The proposed National Digital Exchange promises quicker public sector technology buying, leaving the procurement cupboard to learn how search works.
Culture & Entertainment
Serious Fraud Office Move Gives Desks Executive Powers
The Serious Fraud Office is moving to Canary Wharf, where desks, corridors and filing cabinets prepare for promotion into strategy.
Sport
UK sport funding gets £900m and a bench seeks strategy
UK sport funding brings more than £900m for events and grassroots facilities, prompting one changing room bench to seek a strategy role.
World
Water Skills Strategic Group Meets, Action Joins Queue
The Water Skills Strategic Group considers water sector workforce needs, while coordination creates a fresh need for coordination.
Health & Lifestyle
Category 13 Steel Tariff Quota Review Puts Rebar On Trial
The Trade Remedies Authority reviews the Category 13 steel tariff quota, leaving rebar caught between safeguards, exceptions and paperwork.
Travel & Transport
India Trade Mission Investment Counts 6,900 Jobs
A trade mission announcement promises £1 billion of investment and 6,900 jobs, giving official optimism a very large spreadsheet.