I have been sayig this for several months; no-one seems to want to believe it. PB has been overtaken by the opposite of boosterism - everyone else is having a blast! Ooof - and well done on the quiz … (View Post)

Of course. And when we say 'the public sector' it isn't uniform. But I know someone who just retired from the NHS 2 years ago who was on so much annual holiday (which had grown by a day for every yea… (View Post)

The other side of the coin is what is the level which people are willing to accept, for the job security and (often tremendous) perks that they've accumulated by working in the public sector. The edg… (View Post)

Some excellent stories of buying things in Foyle secondhand and selling them to Foyle rare.... (View Post)

On a similar note, I hope Tory MPs are hanging their heads in shame tonight. Sunak is rudderless. The govt keeps proposing policy and then caving. What does it stand for? A bigger state and being 'gr… (View Post)