You'll want to be sitting down for this bit.
Water companies are currently £82.7 billion in debt, have paid themselves £85 billion in dividends, leak over a trillion of litres of water per year, dump sewage for almost 4 million hours per year, have been convicted of over 1,200 criminal acts since 1989 and an average of 35% of your bill goes on nothing but paying more interest and yet more dividends.
And not a single company has ever lost their operating licence. 👇
1/2 The“biggest reform in a generation” this time for vocational education.
This adds to the “biggest reform in a generation” for technical education, teacher pay, children’s social care, adult social care, local government reorganisation, water sector regulation..
@LNER@MikeWithey1@JSB93x The example given is a form of dynamic pricing (though it can be referred to as yield management or demand-based pricing)… so yes, LNER employ dynamic pricing. Rail fares in England are stupidly high, which is a result of the wealthy (shareholders) making money off others.
Hardly an apology! More of an admission on his part to stand aside & not challenge the toxic culture. Always has himself at the heart of each decision he makes. The worst kind of public servant. https://t.co/xjzqNP7Ypt
The ‘we’re receiving a high volume of contact/calls’ auto response is such a lazy, ineffective customer service trait. Show customers some respect. Sort out your service levels and employ people to respond to customers.
Find out what we’re doing with SWAPs: short-term, government-funded training programmes designed to support jobseekers aged 16 and over in transitioning into employment.
More on our website: https://t.co/zMOm46f48C
New Report: Mind the Gap
Only 21.6% of students with dyslexia achieved a grade 5+ in both English & Maths GCSEs. Their peers? 51.9%.
This gap hasn’t changed in over a decade.
It's time for real change.
Read the full report.
https://t.co/2lJgrRYM7k
#MindTheGap #Dyslexia #send #InclusiveEducation #FixTheSystemNotTheKids
📣 Powering Retrofit: NOCN Group launches Warm Homes Skills Solutions.
Future-ready training for Work Packages 1–3 of the UK’s flagship Net Zero programme.
🔗Learn more: https://t.co/rhLmVYJnj7
#NetZero#GreenSkills#Retrofit#WarmHomes#NOCNGroup
Fascinating insights and discussion at Training and Technology Summit. Interesting research findings on cognitive function & lots of thought provoking content on AI usage.
#Technology#AI
The shortage of skilled welders in the UK has been well documented 🥽
We are proud to offer a suite of qualifications created to inspire the next generation and ensure the continued efficiency of critical infrastructure projects.
Find out more here: https://t.co/7DR1HhdN5l
Starting in August, NOCN Group will be offering a range of Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry Qualifications, enabling learners to achieve a Pass or Distinction.
Courses will include bricklaying, joinery, and other skills.
Find out more: https://t.co/ysYZuPHOVt
@HMRCcustomers if HMRC account shows zero owed but 23/24 tax return has calculated tax to pay, do we wait until money owed shows on the account or just pay what has been calculated from the return by midnight tonight?
@thameswater You want us to foot the bill for your utter incompetence in running a business? I have zero trust in you using the extra revenue to benefit customers or the environment.