
Dia Chakravarty
Contributing Editor at The Telegraph
Contributing Editor @Telegraph. Singer of Bengali songs: https://t.co/JMDkmsLe25
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Dia Chakravarty
But in an extraordinary move, just 45 minutes before Parliament broke for Easter, the Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips announced that "following feedback from local authorities" the Government would adopt a "flexible approach" where the money would be available for local councils, who would be allowed to choose how to spend the money.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Dia Chakravarty
It is a rare household that hasn’t wondered what their ever-rising council tax bills pay for, as the bins pile up, or potholes plague the roads, or streets remain inadequately lit. A new report on the remuneration of council bosses offers a rather grim answer to that question. Since 2007, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has compiled its Town Hall Rich List, documenting a council-by-council breakdown of local government executive pay deals.
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3 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Dia Chakravarty
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Dia Chakravarty
When the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, or IPSA, confirmed on Monday that MPs’ pay will go up by 2.8 per cent to £93,904, it explained the contentious decision with the following statement: “Our pay proposal for 2025-26 reflects the experience of the wider working public sector population, and recognises both the vital role of MPs and the current economic climate.” Performance, given the nature of the job, does not feature on the list of considerations, but if it did, an...
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4 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Dia Chakravarty
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Also, who are all these people who have apparently demanding jobs, a family and STILL have the time to watch multiple-part TV series like Adolescence? Or even White Lotus? I'm clearly failing in life.

"Have you watched Adolescence yet!?" It’s very bizarre to see reporters interrogating @KemiBadenoch for simply not watching a Netflix show. I could not care less if you’ve watched it or not. We have far more pressing issues right now. https://t.co/uxlBYyfpdF

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My @Telegraph piece today: Labour’s grooming gang “inquiries” seem to be inviting local authorities to mark their own homework, with taxpayers funding the charade.

My @Telegraph piece today: Labour’s grooming gang “inquiries” seem to be inviting local authorities to mark their own homework, with taxpayers funding the charade.

✍️ 'Watering down of the original terms of reference puts the entire process in jeopardy, raising concerns around its legitimacy to the victims' | Writes @DiaChakravarty Read the column ⬇️ https://t.co/PDStR0hQOF https://t.co/UaORodmbPq