I also really resented the use of the acronym NIMBY - it was used as a derisory slur by one of the Conservative members. Using language such as this is sinking to a new low. Local politics is ...

According to his assistant at the time, Terry McDermott, the former Liverpool hero was 'hoodwinked' by the club, who made a derisory €5million (£4.3m) bid for Schweinsteiger to push through ...

However, the penalties if you don’t are derisory – and you could be given this measly fine multiple times before more serious penalties are incurred. Perhaps all this wouldn’t be so bad if ...

The complex cases are taking much longer and derisory offers are being made to claimants. The figures show slow progress. Between the last government figures, published on 24 November 2024 ...

While environmental defenders and activists are often demonised as privileged and deluded (former prime minister Scott Morrison used the derisory term “un-Australian green criminals”), their rights to ...

East Riding council in Yorkshire is investing in the owners of Oscar Mayer, supporting its derisory employment practices. The council has allocated nearly £40 million of its pension funds to ...

But Unite the Union Isle of Man responded with a post on its Facebook page, saying: ‘For all our PSC members, there will be a ballot commencing shortly for the derisory offer from the PSC. ‘Your voice ...

Some Evertonians will remember how he went about trying to snare Baines with a £12m bid chairman Bill Kenwright called "derisory and insulting". After Moshiri's millions, the question some fans ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has heralded the arrival of new bonus payments in January, following on from the £10 Christmas Bonus. Amid the UK's cold spell, January's bonus will arrive in ...