No. Self-employed. Hence the way they behave in the workplace ... in all seriousness. (View Post)

Ah - I've got where we are at cross purposes. THis is what happens: "However, a charity can offer to act as an agent for supporters and sell goods on their behalf. If the supporter agrees t… (View Post)

Eh, Gift Aid *is* permitted on donated goods, the value being determined by the actual sale. However, this needs a recording system with sticky labels and numbers and all, so not all charities are or… (View Post)

Similar with National Service in the UK armed forces in the 1940s and 1950s. Though one could do service in a hospital instead. David Hockney was a hospital porter IIRC. His account was published in … (View Post)

Sweep the hangar. But ... insurance, security, supervision ... Medics, chemists, and so on were very much kept in training as far as poss. And it's not as if Miss Roberts was being missed from t… (View Post)