Category Archives: Work

Competing with Poverty

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Fles

George Osborne was absolutely right last week to warn that the European Union is falling behind India and China in economic terms, and the reason for this is very simple: it is because corporations in Europe have been exploiting the … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Policies

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Fles

It is disappointing and unfortunate that many people still seem to think that littering our country is acceptable. Nonetheless, the very idea – touted at last week’s Conservative Party Conference – of the unemployed being made to pick up litter … Continue reading →

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Prison Factories

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Fles

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has set out details of his scheme to set up factories in prisons. The idea is apparently to get criminals into “lawful constructive employment.” Shadow Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan and the GMB union … Continue reading →

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Married to the Job

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Fles

Some people reckon that coppers are married to their jobs. Then again, who isn’t? I certainly feel like I’m married to my job. Put simply, it hasn’t turned out the way I expected it to. To start with it was … Continue reading →

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