Category Archives: Coalition

In which I count my blessings …

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I become a small business …

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in business start ups, Coalition, economy, excellence, kindness, private sector, Redundancy, small business, success | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

In which the numbers tell their own story …

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I hymn praise on bureaucrats …

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I get out and about …

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

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 →

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In which there are six weeks to go …

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I get sorting …

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

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 | 5 Comments

In which I wonder, I really do …

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I get back into the swing of things …

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

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 →

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In which I contemplate the year ahead …

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

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 →

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