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- @JacksonT0ny @t_spacebrothers Well there is that, yes. Only the Vox mix of Legacy has all the words and if you miss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 9 hours ago
- I doubt it would be the Queen's choice of music but I like the story behind it and it conveys so much in few words. Like all good poetry. 9 hours ago
- @JacksonT0ny @t_spacebrothers That whole album is great. 9 hours ago
- The back-story is here. Space Brother @rickysimmonds (of Grange Hill fame) wrote it about his mum and dad. The firs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 9 hours ago
- Lyrics below: https://t.co/hHLTflB0ww 10 hours ago
- Trance isn't a genre you usually associate with profound lyrics but this @t_spacebrothers track contains some beaut… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 10 hours ago
- In other words, if the prime minister is a mendacious self-serving popinjay, the whole system is buggered! https://t.co/TusU3vFh6f 10 hours ago
- Good @robertshrimsley piece on the chumocracy. ft.com/content/4362e6… 10 hours ago
- Bigger problem here is councils selling off land to anyone who will take it off their hands and reduce their mainte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 10 hours ago
- @Otto_English Blimey. America is going to look a bit different then. https://t.co/04SmUPTYuJ 11 hours ago
- RT @MWStory: It's fascinating and terrible that this happened and I'm massively curious about why. What are the epistemic norms which produ… 12 hours ago
- RT @DmitryOpines: @OskarNicholson No, loyalists would get angry because the EU would have to impose even stricter checks on products enteri… 19 hours ago
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Friday bank bailout joke
Just seen this on HR Wench’s blog. For a UK version, you’d have to replace Paulson with Darling, and AIG, Citigroup and Fannie and Freddie with Northern Rock, HBOS and RBS, but the principle is the same.
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Public Sector Rich List (Revised)
Funny how things can change in the course of just a few days. The Public Sector Rich List, published by the Taxpayers’ Alliance earlier this week, is already out of date. Top of the list was Iain Coucher, Chief Executive of … Continue reading
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Awards night hangover
Maximum respect to Dawn Spalding, editor of Personnel Today, who managed to get a post up at 8.30 this morning about last night’s Personnel Today Awards. I was at the party until 2.30am too and I didn’t wake up until … Continue reading
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Zero bonuses for bankers
They may read the Financial Times every day but it seems that a lot of bankers still don’t get what’s happening. For many, life in the financial sector is going on pretty much as it did before. The Telegraph has been … Continue reading
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The BNP HR manager
I suppose this was inevitable. At least one of the people outed as BNP members last week is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Guru has a wry take on it here, predicting that the embarrassed … Continue reading
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Al-Qaeda in pay discrimination shock
A quote from terrorism specialist Evan Kohlmann on the Rush Limbaugh show: Al-Qaeda itself has had problems with racism and bigotry within the ranks, and it was only about a decade and a half ago that Al-Qaeda was paying different salaries … Continue reading
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BNP members could cause headaches for employers
The media have been voyeuristically poring over the leaked BNP membership lists, trying to find something or someone interesting enough to write about. Even the Financial Times, where the letters BNP usually refer to a French bank, has this handy little tool to help … Continue reading
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Smiling through the slump
Another one sent to me by people at Canary Wharf. I think there’s a sort of gallows humour going on over there. An architect, a surgeon and a banker are discussing the Creation. The surgeon says: ‘Look, we surgeons are … Continue reading
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Who is wearing the red shirt?
HR Minion found this Star Trek poster, which looks like it’s from that famous de-motivational slides series. Those old enough to remember Star Trek, or geeky enough to have watched the repeats, will remember that every episode, the crew were beamed down … Continue reading
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RBS will leave the UK too broke to join the Euro
In uncertain times times, it is human nature to seek safety in numbers. Looking for a gang to join or a big tent to shelter in makes sense when the outside world looks dangerous. Iceland, after years of opposition, is considering joining … Continue reading
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