Week in the UK. Good or bad

On Tuesday, ministers and train companies have been spooked over legal challenges to how the process has been conducted, amid claims that the 21 day consultation was too short and unlawful . Controversial plans to close almost every railway ticket office in England were thrown into disarray that day amid a mounting backlash as it emerged consultations could run on all summer. A public consultation on proposals to shut nearly 1,000 ticket counters was due to end at just before Wednesday midnight. The process could yet be extended following crisis talks between the Department for Transport and train operators earlier today.It is understood the consultations could even be extended over the summer and could run into September. Ministers and train companies have been spooked over legal challenges to how the process has been conducted. At its heart are claims that the 21 day consultation was not only too short but also unlawful and discriminated against disabled people. It is underst...

 On Tuesday, Jacob Rees-Mogg got under fire for backing anti-abortion misinformation .  Abortion rights campaigners have criticised Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg for amplifying debunked anti-choice propaganda in Parliament that “could increase xenophobia” against Chinese people. Rees-Mogg and his Conservative colleague Tim Loughton signed their names in support of a document from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) called ‘Complicit: Is UK money contributing to coerced abortion in China?’ last month. The report was launched in Parliament and promoted on Rees-Mogg’s GB News show. The report claims on its first page that “close to 500 million” forced abortions have been carried out in China under the country’s one-, two- and three-child policies since 1980, with the backing of UK funding through the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). "I genuinely don't see why the conservatives like this guy -...

On Thursday, UK companies reported trading with Europe has been more difficult as Larry Summers says exit from EU ‘contributed to higher inflation’. British factories have reported a 16th consecutive month of falling exports, with manufacturers warning obstacles to trade since leaving the EU are undermining business relationships with firms on the continent. The findings came as the former US treasury secretary Larry Summers said Brexit will be remembered as a “historic economic error” that damaged the UK economy and has helped to drive inflation higher. Nowadays, more and more Brits become discontent with Brexit results and with a Conservative rule: "This "historic economic error" of Brexit, as they call it, seems to be quite a boon for select big corporations, isn't it? For instance, a lucrative windfall from IR35 changes that would have been illegal in the EU and IT job visas doled out like candy, often undercutting local rates. So, is it an "error...