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Category Archives: Coalition
In which I count my blessings …
Yesterday found me in conversation with one of the many generous, kind and talented people with whom I’ve come into contact since being launched towards redundancy. During our chat it occurred to me that there are many blessings to have come … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, bad news, blogging, Coalition, job hunting, kindness, Redundancy, success, Thank you
Tagged CSR2010
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In which I become a small business …
Some peculiar things have happened to me over the last year. There have been strange meetings with exotic folk in outlandish spots. Furtive telephone calls. Outrageous claims – that’s the cv – and counter-claims – the rejection letters. But none … Continue reading
In which the numbers tell their own story …
As the counter on public (and private sector) job losses keeps spinning – about as fast as the price per litre sign at the village garage – I’ve been struck by language used to describe what’s going on. While the … Continue reading
Posted in bad news, Big Society, Coalition, CSR2010, private sector, Public sector, Redundancy, war on the deficit
Tagged CAB, CSR2010, debt, ministers, public servant, redundancy, spending cuts
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In which I hymn praise on bureaucrats …
That’s right. Bureaucrats. I’ve been struck over the last couple of days by an oft-repeated phrase. I’ve heard it so often I think it must be part of the media training that our political classes get these days. The phrase … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, bureaucrats, Coalition, Redundancy, war on the deficit
Tagged bureaucrats, CSR2010, fairness, job applications, job search, public servant
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In which I get out and about …
As my notice period has worn on and work dried up there’s been fewer reasons to leave home each day. Of course most of us are pretty fully focused on trying to sort out what happens next so having time … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Coalition, job hunting, kindness, Public service, war on the deficit
Tagged career development, ministers, politicians, public sector, redundancy, search for work
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In which there are six weeks to go …
Well it’s very much the final run in here at RPS Towers. A strange calm has settled over us. I suppose in classic grief cycle terms we’re at acceptance or more accurately resignation. No amount of hooting or hollering will … Continue reading
In which I get sorting …
I finally got around to several things I have been putting off getting to grips with. There’s a point in the break-up of most relationships when you have to move beyond the emotional turbulence to deal with the practicalities. So … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Coalition, CSR2010, fairness, Redundancy, rejection letters
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In which I wonder, I really do …
Few things illustrate the impoverishment of our public life better than the weekly charade of Prime Ministerial Questions. Quite what the participants think we, their bosses, get from this exercise is hard to fathom. Perhaps we are meant to be … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition, political debate
Tagged CSR2010, politicians, reputation, truthfulness, values
16 Comments
In which I get back into the swing of things …
All around me everyone at RPS towers is getting ready for work or school. Hustle and bustle. I didn’t know we had so many hair driers. It’s like being under a flight path at an airport. Still, all the activity … Continue reading
In which I contemplate the year ahead …
For as long as I can remember in my professional life each January 1st found me without any great curiousity about the year to come. If you think the world will keep turning and keep its same old shape. If … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, bad news, Coalition, CSR2010, Public sector, Public service, Redundancy, war on the deficit
Tagged career development, CSR2010, fairness, politicians, public sector, redundancy, spending cuts
8 Comments