The Times Magazine 19
MARCH
12.03 I see no link...
“Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who remains
captive in Iran, had described for the first time
the torture she has suffered, including having
been blindfolded and deprived of sleep. To me,
though, the link between Boris’s actions and
her capture is obvious. Pay what we legally
owe and she’ll be released. It’s not a ransom.”
06.03 The derisory NHS pay offer
“Nurses and doctors had called a below-
inflation 1 per cent pay rise for NHS staff a
‘kick in the teeth’ after their work during the
pandemic. Only a few days earlier Priti Patel,
the home secretary, had reached a six-figure
settlement with a senior civil servant who
had been forced out of a job following claims
about bullying. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak,
has a suggestion for medical staff...”
