Adrian St Valentine Pereira

Tweeting about the apparel & textile industry, its supply chains, creative industries, and PEST factors, particularly politics, the economy, and public health.

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‘She agreed to work for £5 an hour’: the desperate plight of many Leicester garment workers https://t.co/pJFiUJ6HW8

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Unpaid wages, unexplained dismissals, punishing working hours … Tarek Islam and his colleagues at community project Fab-L (Fashion-workers’ Advice Bureau Leicester) have uncovered a catalogue of exploitative practices (theguardian).

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‘She agreed to work for £5 an hour’: the desperate plight of many Leicester garment workers https://t.co/pJFiUJ6HW8

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Politicians in America, Europe and Britain itself are shovelling subsidies towards manufacturing, but London is a reminder that high-value services - from law to coding, consulting to higher education - can be a better source of growth, jobs and innovation (economist).

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As evidence grows of the economic damage done to the UK by Brexit, the poll found 61% of people now favour closer cooperation over trade, science & research with the EU. 68% back closer cooperation on crime & terrorism, 57% on customs arrangements and 57% on international health.

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UK voters want closer relationship with EU in ‘significant’ shift since Brexit https://t.co/nhg31mrbyR

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@campbellclaret He seems to have lost his marbles! In spite of the slaughter of innocent children and women in Gaza by the thousands, he refuses to call for a ceasefire, and then to add insult to injury, he praises a totally uncaring Thatcher, who was responsible for bringing misery to many.

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On Wednesday, the WHO said groups including the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in north China (reuters).

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Named the 'best country in the world to visit' in 2019 by Lonely Planet, 'top destination for winter travel' by USA Today, and one of the '20 best travel destinations in the world to visit' in 2020 by CNN Travel, Sri Lanka was tipped to become the next Bali or Fiji (travelnine).

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'The new Bali': Why Sri Lanka should be at the top of your travel bucket list https://t.co/PTFXg4dfLU

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FINALLY! Ms Braverman had been causing numerous headaches for the Prime Minister, including a policy of tearing down homeless people's tents and describing the pro-Palestine protests as "hate marches" (express).

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Labour calls for "Bull in a China Shop" Braverman to be sacked! Bullying Public Officials and members of the Civil Service has become the hallmark of Conservative politicians, and the "New Normal" under Conservative Government's.

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Labour says Braverman should be sacked as backlash grows over her attack on Met police – UK politics live https://t.co/8pMO1loiYG

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In an apparent swipe at those calling for the UK to develop a separate rulebook for banking and insurance activities, Andrew Bailey said free trade needed strong regulation based on agreements with foreign watchdogs (guardian).

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Brexit has hit UK’s economic openness, says Bank of England governor https://t.co/mCb5yCaRYW

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Former Conservative Health Secretary Matt Hancock wanted to play God, and decide who should live and who should die!

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What we learned about Matt Hancock from the Covid inquiry https://t.co/XJq0hTKorg