two years in a row. saying too many conditions were attached. i think it s getting increasingly difficult with high inflation, high cost of living when everybody wants to take everything you ve got and give you nothing for it. it s a very difficult place to be in. the group representing train companies in negotiations insisted they and the union needed to keep trying to find common ground. we want to reemphasize the need for us to give our staff a pay increase, but we do, we cannot afford that without having levels of reform that can try and look and stop us having to take additionalfunding from the taxpayer, particularly in this challenging time. the industry hopes to arrange fresh talks next week. ultimately, any new offer needs approval from the government, which says it s facilitating reasonable conversations. separately, the rmt union is gathering feedback from its members on the offers it s received so far before deciding what to do next.
to shifts in london. today, that s not an option. as an agency nurse, full time, as all my colleague know, if you don t do the shift, you don t get paid. so basically i m losing out because of the strike. there s been very little progress in the train drivers dispute, and without a breakthrough, more strikes are likely. their main union, aslef, firmly rejected an initial offer involving a 4% pay rise two years in a row, saying too many conditions were attached. i think it s getting increasingly difficult with high inflation, high cost of living. when everybody wants to take everything you ve got and give you nothing for it, it s a very difficult place to be in. the group representing train companies in negotiations insisted they and the union needed to keep trying to find common ground. we want to reemphasize the need for us to give our staff a pay increase, but we do. we cannot afford that without having levels of reform that can try and look and stop us having to take additionalfund
community pharmacy is treatment? i think often culturally community pharmacy is not - treatment? i think often culturally| community pharmacy is not always seen as a solution, and that is, again, a massive barrier. the second part to that is demand. as a sector, we are very reactive. we are there during the. and that is great, we were reactive during a pandemic. but now is the time for us to be more proactive with things. how can we take control of our patients a little bit more, and be mandated to do so? how can we have a list of patients that we are in control of, and addressing their key needs, rather than just waiting and suddenly there being a surge of patients coming through the door? that, for me, that reactive versus proactive, is a massive thing there. the pharmacy first service, we are being funded in pharmacy to provide medicine, and we do a very efficient job of doing that. but we need additionalfunding beyond that job of doing that. but we need additional funding beyond
the global security. charity. it is an investment in the global security. before he left a gifted the global security. before he left a gifted congress - the global security. before he left a gifted congress a - left a gifted congress a ukrainian flag from soldiers fighting on the front lines. this figure of the house nancy pelosi presented him with the american flag that flew over the capital on wednesday. president zelensky puzzling address comes as us lawmakers prepare for another era of divided government. in less than two weeks republicans will take control of the house of representatives and some have all expressed opposition to what they call a blank check funding for ukraine. president zelensky no doubt had them in mind during his speech, hoping they would not block the future flow of aid. for now, the aid is still flowing. during his meeting with president biden, one point a 5 billion in additionalfunding was announced. additional funding was announced. additional funding
essentials. so yes, great they gave support to the very most vulnerable but i think unfortunately, we have 8 million users and 15% of them are unable to afford everyday essentials. so it is very widespread, the problem, it is beyond the very poorest. there was a feeling that the statement did not do enough of those people. there has been a sense do enough of those people. there has been a sense from do enough of those people. there has been a sense from some do enough of those people. there has been a sense from some that i do enough of those people. there has been a sense from some that some i do enough of those people. there has} been a sense from some that some of the things we have had in the past were nice to have but not essential, and one of the things that is often talked about is some of the additionalfunding talked about is some of the additional funding that is giving to early learning and the support that is given to preschool children and from where you sit, presumab