Dutton backs suicide royal commission

  New Defence Minister Peter Dutton has backed a royal commission into veteran suicide in the clearest indication the government is ready to implement to the measure. The government has faced growing calls to implement a royal commission and on Monday inched closer to the measure, with new Defence Minister …

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Herald honoured by his role in Prince Philip’s funeral

Herald who proclaimed Prince Philip’s styles and titles as his coffin was lowered into the royal vault reveals sense of ‘honour’ for being part of a ‘moment of history’ Thomas Woodcock, 69, has been Garter Principal King of Arms since 2010  He is the principal member of the royal household …

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State statisticians lose a whole year’s strike days

Tower Hamlets council workers on strike last year (Pic: Guy Smallman) How many workers went on strike in 2020? One good answer might be “not enough”. But the official answer is “we will never know”. At the start of the pandemic the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced it was …

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