hello there. we start with the cost of living crisis because the uk is facing a summer of discontent over pay, according to the head of the biggest private sector union. sharon graham, who runs the unite union, has told the bbc it s not militant to ask for pay rises in line with inflation, currently running at over 9%. she says tens of thousands of her members, from bus drivers to refuse collectors to factory workers, are involved in pay disputes around the country. this warning comes as railway workers announce more strike days over the summer. here s what she had to say to our economics editor faisal islam. before people turned around to workers and say to workers, not only have you got out and defended the pandemic, because it was key workers and ordinary people that did that, now it is over, we want you to pay for it. now that is actually abhorent to me. the idea that we set out you go, you defend what is going on out there and by the way, now you are back and everyon
perhaps political reforms might be the thing needed to jumpstart that more towards confidence. can the government get enough confidence from the public and said that across and implement specific proposals such as taxes, on interest rates, rate adjustments, can it actually do those policies and get the public really listening? get the public really listenin: ? . ., , get the public really listeninu? . ., , ., listening? the uncertainty now moves to who listening? the uncertainty now moves to who leads listening? the uncertainty now moves to who leads the - listening? the uncertainty now| moves to who leads the country out of the problems that run deep and there will likely be painful economic and financial choices to be made. the tech industry, one of the most lucrative in the uk, is crying out for talent. more than 2 million tech vacancies were advertised over the last year, more than any other area of the uk labour market. and with record investment ready to be spent on new empl
improve our culture. and that is something the secretary general antonio guterres has done from day one in office. to ensure that people can come forward and will feel protected, whether it is by strengthening the whistle blower policy, improving our ability to investigate accusations of sexual harassment. but some staff told us they don t trust the action will be sufficient enough to sort what they call deep cultural problems, while the un says it has nothing to hide and is working tirelessly to improve its systems for the benefit of its employees. sima kotecha, bbc news. the tech industry, one of the most lucrative in the uk, is crying out for talent. more than two million tech vacancies were advertised over the last year, more than any other area of the uk labour market. so how to fill them? our technology reporter