Hmm. Depends if it’s about clockwatchers or getting the job done. My contracted week is 36.5 h, over 5 days. But realistically, as an academic, (a) no one is checking and (b) I do more than that most… (View Post)

Believe me I know the value of a good one. I was once stuck in five separate places by a resident doctor trying to take peripheral bloods. Most phlebotomists never miss. I used to have bloods every t… (View Post)

My much missed dog used to eat a particular brand of compost (mainly found at my mates house). (View Post)

Classically those who don’t live in the countryside see foxes and badgers as cute and cuddly, as per Countryfile, Springwatch etc. They also seem to imagine old and sick foxes go off to a nursing hom… (View Post)

So you believe that the electoral commission is biased? Because surely they are responsible for boundaries etc? And as for making registration harder? I get a letter that I have to log on and confirm… (View Post)