I really do think this should be called “Bullshit style job titles.” Trafford council excel themselves yet again – Benefits Realisation Manager. The job description is, well, bollocks to say the least. Who dreams up these positions at the Council Tax payers expense? They also want canning. I can’t recall me ever agreeing with this [...]
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BT charges hike.
On Sunday BT leaked out details of price increases to call charges and line rental costs that take effect from October this year. Line rental will rise by 50p per month and call charges will rise by 10%. Sign up on a 12 month contract and pay upfront and you will avoid the increase. Do [...]
Brown, dithering and empty pledges.
Last Sunday Gordon “dithering” Brown announced 5 new election pledges. It is now Tuesday and I’m having to look up on the internet just what these pledges were. I watched the original announcement live on TV at the time so it doesn’t say much for the content of these pledges if I have forgotten what [...]
How many mosquito nets could you buy with a bankers pay packet?
I was watching Sport Relief last Friday evening. One of the recurring tag lines was that a mosquito net costs as little as £5. There were other tag lines but this is the one that stuck in my mind. Yesterday I read this article in the Telegraph , Barclays president’s £60m pay deal. That’s a [...]
