Week 13, 2023

This week news rarely made Britons happy. Some superstitious people might blame the number of the week. Whatever the case, let's start this modest digest. Links to more detailed surveys for each day are in the text below.

On Sunday, we learned that future election might become a great Tory fraud; Rishi Sunak opened 'safe' routes for 20,000 migrants a year; justice served over another paedophile Met officer; a staffing crisis in midwifery causing high mortality rate of new mothers and newborn babies; a long lasting cost of living crisis worsening to households across the UK.

On Monday, mass media and British politicians had been congratulating a newly elected Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf; Industry body Offshore Energies UK had predicted production fall by 80% by 2030, increasing reliance on imports; Tory and Labour continued acrimonious dispute over Illegal Migration Bill.

On Tuesday, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has announced a £3.5m one-off free meals scheme during school holidays and weekends for children from low-income families - that was the most positive news of the week; Suella Braverman caused a wave of indignation among Twitter users by her meeting with fellow minister of Saudi Arabia; Rishi Sunak and Hamza Yousaf became subjects of memes in the Internet.

On Wednesday, Keir Starmer announced his Friday major promise to freeze council tax bills and won a number of voters; the Farmers Weekly warned us about risks of buying low-quality food; the BBC reported that Rishi Sunak's wife holds shares in childcare firm given Budget boost.

On Thursday, the UK Prime Minister initiated hot discussion on the Internet by expressing his concern about schools no informing parents on gender issues regarding their children; lack of the NHS accessibility was another acute issue of Thursday; also a great deal of controversy arose around a question, if government schemes and errors during pandemic should be considered and fraud or just mismanagement.

On Friday, Rishi Sunak the UK joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership; the HMICFRS issued a report on shocking bullying, harassment and discrimination in every fire and rescue service in England; and the disheartening news about raising the retirement age to 69 by 2030.

On Saturday, it was the April Fool's Day. But it didn't come without dampening the mood. While the Mirror entertained us with a collection of pranks and jokes, an American president declined the invitation to King's Coronation, and the Guardian issued and article about UK firms fear the worst as energy bill support ends.


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