A recent vacancy advertised on the civil service jobs website states: “The Government is committed to increasing the number of Civil Service roles throughout the UK under its Places for Growth programme and this will see more roles based outside London and the South East … roles are being advertised on a national basis and will be home working.” Someone tell Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson, please (Remote working is making the UK a more equal place – however much Jacob Rees-Mogg may sneer, 15 May).
Liz Asser
Cressage, Shropshire
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Aidan Harrison’s letter (23 June) took issue with George Monbiot’s argument that grazing cattle and sheep impose a huge environmental cost (Opinion, 20 June). However, Harrison’s criticisms were deeply flawed. Ruminan...
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Labour is losing its sense of purpose just as the trade unions that gave birth to the party have rediscovered theirs. This may seem churlish given that the party won a byelection just last week, but the polling tells ...