Monthly Archives: November 2006

When public money is misused on a grand scale, and then the person who blows the whistle gets bullied to such an extent that he may never work again, resulting in a compensation payment to him of anything up to … Continue reading →

Here is a petition for you all to sign.

During a moment of great upheavel, it seems there has been a sudden bout of unlawful unofficial strike action sickness. PS – This post is the 1,000th post on this blog.

The cost of privatisation will haunt us for years to come  "PFI, and indeed much of the government’s case for privatisation, is predicated on a myth that the Tories naturally do not challenge, given that PFI and mass privatisation were … Continue reading →

I’m off to Solihull today to do some interviews for the Primary Care Trust. I have taken particular care to get ready after my experience there last week. After a gruelling 9-hour session of interviews I set off to get … Continue reading →

Barmy Army member ejected in Brisbane Over at Cricinfo Gideon Haig is blogging the Ashes 

For some reason I just cannot fathom… there are certain lists my name never gets on to. (On the other hand, thinking about it, there are probably other lists my name does appear on). Anyway… who cares… I was busy!

The current Leader of the Labour Party thinks Birmingham needs a directly elected Mayor. It would appear that Labour Party members are somewhat less than enthusiastic about the proposal. As Tony Blair is not likely to be Party Leader for … Continue reading →

It will come as some relief to those 6,000 plus employees who lost their jobs last year to know that it won’t be a miserable Xmas in the homes of The Phoenix Four, the former owners of MG Rover, who … Continue reading →

It is hard to know who to feel more sorry for – the CBI delegates denied a chance to hear David Cameron speak or the troops in Iraq who had to listen to him instead. There’s an interesting piece in … Continue reading →