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Talking Point: What do you think about soaring pay for bankers?

The news that bankers’ bonuses are going up again while real wages in the wider economy remain stagnant or are falling due to the cost of living crisis, is hardly going to be surprising for anyone who can cast their mind back to 2008.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2022

Talking Point: What do you think about Kamila Valieva being cleared to compete in Beijing?

Many may have expected Kamila Valieva to be immediately suspended from competing in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics when the news broke that she’d tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine following a sample taken on Christmas Day, but CAS have said she is free to compete in Tuesday’s individual women’s…

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022

Talking Point: Was it time for Cressida Dick to go?

The writing had been on the wall for a while for Dame Cressida Dick, but it wasn’t a single scandal that broke Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s trust, but rather a series of failures at the force that left him to conclude that the trust of Londoners had been “shattered”,…

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2022

Talking Point: Should the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday become permanent?

The news that the prime minister is “highly supportive” of the idea of creating a permanent extra bank holiday is likely to be welcomed by many, even if there is more than a whiff of convenience about the whole thing given the approval rating the PM currently holds. That said,…

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Monument Nightingale Court to shut in April despite massive backlog

A Nightingale Court set up in a Square Mile conference centre will be shut down in April, just six months after it was opened to help tackle the criminal justice backlog.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Talking Point: Do the IOPC recommendations for the Metropolitan Police go far enough?

The Met Police has been hit with fifteen recommendations by the police watchdog after vile behaviour was uncovered in a probe, including racist, sexist and homophobic messages.

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2022

Talking Point: Would you feel comfortable being treated by a healthcare worker who isn’t jabbed?

The subject of mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff has once again been in the news, but this time it is expected that the government will drop the policy as the deadline for getting jabbed was approaching. NHS staff were supposed to begin the process of becoming fully vaccinated by…

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022

Talking Point: Was Liz Truss’s use of the government’s private plane justified?

The news that Foreign Secretary Liz Truss used a government jet to fly a team of around 14 people to Australia at an eye-watering cost of £500,000 to the taxpayer will likely have irked many. It’s not only the monetary cost of the trip that seems outlandish, but the ecological…

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2022

Talking Point: Is a free bacon sandwich enough to convince you to return to the office?

The offer of a free bacon sandwich has been hung over commuters in an effort to entice people back to the office as struggling rail companies deal with lower passenger numbers due to Omicron. Industry body Rail Delivery Group is offering the incentives which also include free audiobooks, access to…

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2022

Ousmane Dembele makes major Barcelona transfer decision amid Chelsea and Arsenal links

Ousmane Dembele has been the subject of transfer rumours linking him to Arsenal and Chelsea, and while Thomas Tuchel was reportedly eager to reunite with the winger, he appears to have made a decision on his future

Football London · Jan 27, 2022