I suppose they view it as a worthwhile incentive to encourage voluntary redundancy. IANAE but I believe that government employees have higher levels of unionisation and better protection against shar… (View Post)
The 14 include BIOT, which is effectively the very last colony if you think of the way the resident population was treated, i.e. stripped of any regard for self determination and deported. I think th… (View Post)
It's precisely the sort of thing that corrodes public confidence in and respect for local government. It's blindingly obvious that it's nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with de… (View Post)
Chapeau sir! Unfortunately I recognised that name from somewhere and quickly rediscovered the infelicitous tale of the Live Bait Squadron. It is perhaps no surprise that the Navy chose not to reuse t… (View Post)
https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/uk-public-opinion-toward-immigration-overall-attitudes-and-level-of-concern/ For those interested, some newly published research on public at… (View Post)