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The Death of the Queen – A Gift to Populist Tax Dodgers
When I was watching amateur football the other day, I stumbled across a classic Little Britain moment. It was two chaps in the latter stages of middle-ages clumsily trying to explain to each other their feelings about the death of the Queen. One mustered enough courage to say that he had shed a tear or two, whilst the other said, quite abruptly, that he hadn’t gone that far. As they struggled to find grief equality, everything got awkward. ...
I Still Hate Flying
A few years ago, I flew to Turkey from Gatwick airport and vowed never to do it again. It was such a horrible experience, I knew I couldn’t put myself through it. It was like all the worst people in society had gathered in one place at the same time, just to show how proud they were to be English. I actually convinced myself that I would never fly again. Yet here I am, in the air, Turkey bound. The difference being that I stuck to my guns ...
Punching Down on Those Cutting Back
There was a debate on the radio the other day about fuel crisis and the impending winter. It’s quite amazing how many people this is going to have a detrimental effect on. We are talking millions. The price hikes are so high, meaning like many people, I have kind of gone into denial. A schoolteacher came on to the show and explained quite succinctly how ‘luxury’ things like his gym membership and annual two week holiday would ...
The Flow of Turds and Money
There are lots of stories going around at the moment regarding water companies. Some are true, whilst some need to be fact checked. This is because some anti-UK government individuals (like me) can get carried away and not let the whole truth get in the way of a good story. The Environment Bill It’s important, I think, not to inadvertently spread false information about what amendments were in the environment bill. What we do know is ...
Record Vacancies isn’t a Good Thing
When Boris Johnson got resigned, he left office boasting of record vacancies. This was parroted by his supporters as a wonderful achievement. It’s not though is it. Not Enough People The reason there is record vacancies is because there are not enough people to do the jobs. I am not an expert in many things, but I do know my stuff when it comes to recruitment. Jobs that used to be snapped up are not being filled, even with inflated ...