According to the BBC:

A leaked memo, obtained by the Daily Mirror says the prime minister's departure should promote the "triumph of Blairism".

It says Mr Blair has plans to appear on Blue Peter, Songs of Praise and Chris Evans' radio show in the lead-up to his retirement.Blue Peter hasn't been worth it since the departure of Janet Ellis; as for ( Read more... )

I notice that Leeds now has a regular free bus running around the city centre - route seems to be Station - office quarter - courts - LGI - Universities - shopping streets - Playhouse/Bus Station - station ( Read more... )

Starbuck's Tazo Chai Tea Latte rocks my world. However, by the time you're on your third of the day (there is NOTHING else to do in Peterborough, and if you try to walk round the Cathedral you pitch up on a ring road and it takes 20 minutes to get back into the town centre) it wears thin - and expensive ( Read more... )

Ok, so last week I get the same twat emailing me twice advising me about some sort of f---ing chemical engineering job that I'm (A) unqualified for and (B) uninterested in. So I email them to tell them to stop sending me jobs I'm not at all suited for.

So they stop emailing me.

It gets better.

The same
( person (not worksafe) )

Having seen what's been released about the US's return the moon....

....what a load of CRAP. Quite how that's going to take 15 years and $100bn I don't know - they're essentially bolting together proven technology to achieve something they've already achieved. If the US was serious about space that'd go towards building a proper space station and ( Read more... )

Ok, ok, I know I keep going on about this, but after passing my CV on to an agency saying I was interested in permanent embedded-systems work in Yorkshire and the North East, I got this one today....

Subject: Japan 3 months Automotive PERL & SQL tools - Return to UK with ( Read more... )

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As many of you know I'm a bit stir-crazy at work and really want a new job... so I get a lot of calls from agents.

( Just had the most persistent headhunter in the world on the phone ;P )

....but....

at the moment, 84% of the respondents say "no" to "should Britain have ID cards".

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4625971.stm?display=1

"Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Tony?"

http://www.livejournal.com/community/nazi_furs/

Yes. Nazi furries.