A hiring freeze would make very little difference to the budget, but would substantially damage effectiveness. It's lazy management. If you want to reduce headcount, choose who you want to keep and r… (View Post)

Govts get the blame. Suspect numbers are so low in part because Lab supporters also feel gloomy thanks to Trump. The saving grace for Labour might be recent memories of Tory incompetence... (View Post)

Delighted to discover I remembered my Ladbrokes password and have put the remaining £3 in my account on this. (View Post)

Fascinating history, thanks for sharing. (View Post)

It is bizarre to me how the Republicans seem to have picked a defence secretary who is so obviously much worse than a random person picked off the street. Most people would manage to keep a military … (View Post)