Follow me live from Brighton, reporting on the MoD group and main PCS conference:
As we meet, we are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. Unemployment is soaring as employers cut jobs to maintain profits, and people are losing their homes. It is crucial that we take the right decisions [...]
Archive for May, 2009
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Live From the PCS Conference
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2009
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A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry
Synopsis from book cover: “One of the most vivid and realised characters of recent fiction, Willie Dunne is the innocent hero of Sebastian Barry’s highly acclaimed novel. Leaving Dublin to fight for the Allied cause as a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, he finds himself caught between the war playing out on foreign fields [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Painted
A couple more photos from my recent visit to the Cold War Museum at Cosford.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
24 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2009
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M&S Celebrates its 125th Anniversary
1884 – Michael Marks, a Russian-born Polish refugee, opened a stall at Leeds Kirkgate Market
1893 – Michael Marks opened a shop in Manchester, and lived above it
1894 – Thomas Spencer – a cashier and book-keeper invested £300 to become Michael Marks’ partner
1930 – M&S’s flagship store opened at Marble Arch, London
1931 – M&S introduced a [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Enjoy the View
Just the view I need after my day of hassle, although the story starts much earlier in the week. For some reason I hadn’t had notification of a meeting I was supposed to be attending this Friday and it clashed with a hair appointment. So I went ahead and rearranged my hair appointment to this [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2009
Myth 4: privatisation
The myths
Privatisation is efficient and cost effective and the private sector provides better quality than the public sector.
The private sector is more responsive to service users
The private sector costs less than the public sector to deliver services
The government needs to privatise public services to save money as they can’t afford to pay for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2009
Myth 3: civil and public servants are secure in their jobs
The myth
There is a misconception that civil and public servants are immune from the recession and have safe and cushy jobs.
The facts
The picture across the civil service has been one of job cuts resulting in a deterioration of services since the Gershon review in 2004. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2009
