Agreed. He was a high profile figure and the circumstances of his deatah also add to the news interest. It was certainly the most talked about news at work over the last 24 hours even when it started… (View Post)

I was working at the British Geological Survey back in the mid 80s when a new directive came down that all the specialists had to reapply for their own jobs and that preference would be for those wit… (View Post)

Well done. It might seem only a minor thing but it takes a lot of courage to do these things on your own in front of a crowd on such an important occasion. (View Post)

I think they just belive he would be vaguely competent. Nothing more. At this moment vaguely competent looks like a million times better than what we have had for the last 5 years. (View Post)

Sleep well and thanks for the discussion. (View Post)