Tag Archives: VFM

In which my jaw goes thwock …

Posted on February 13, 2011 by redundantpublicservant

Sometimes you read something so extraordinary that despite re-reading it two or even three times you still doubt your eyes. I’ve just had that experience when reading a two-page piece in today’s Sunday Times – Time to Tackle Council Excess. … Continue reading →

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In which I do something really weird …

Posted on November 19, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

The last few months have thrown up all sorts of oddities in my existence. So many that I thought, ‘what the hell, let’s do something entirely new and really weird.’ Having previously written in defence of HR here. So why … Continue reading →

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In which I get a strange sense of deja vu …

Posted on October 12, 2010 by redundantpublicservant

I caught the film Deja Vu the other night. Somehow I missed it on its cinema release. I struggled with two things when watching it: the plot; and, how Top Gun’s Iceman (Val Kilmer) had got a little stout. (Him and me … Continue reading →

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