Posts by Lee Worthington

Jobcentre ejects Jedi Knight

Typical DWP et al!

Government (local and national & the Quangos) spend a small fortune coming up with reems of policies, proceedures, guidance then cascading it to every member of staff. Then, at the first sign of a 'complaint' they capitulate and issue a grovelling apology to a dimwit, I quote "We are committed to provide a customer service which embraces diversity and respects customers' religion."

Branch boss Wendy Flowers (a made up name if ever I heard one!) should be sacked and have rotten fruit and veg thrown at her in Ye Olde town centre.

At least they hit the 10 working day deadline for responding to a complaint.

What a country!

Women coppers eager to drop trousers

Bloody women!

Bournemouth constable Alis Pugh said: “Most of the female officers have gone for the men’s trousers because they are just more comfortable but they are really high-waisted and unflattering. I know it’s not a fashion parade, but it would be nice to be comfortable.”

Well....... are blokes pants more comfortable or not?

Paris because life is just one big fashion parade!

Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered

ICE Cubed?

How deep is the ICE? Ice might indeed cover the same area but if its only 1m deep instead of 1000m.......?

Coat because it's freezing out!

How HMRC gave away the UK's national identity

Goes much wider!

I believe that the data was requested by the National Audit Office as part of the National Fraud Initiative which gathers together data from all sorts of sources and cross references to look for fraud i.e. employees claiming unemployment benefit etc.

There has been a big fuss in Local Government circles (still being tracked and reported by Public Sector Forums) because the NAO inisisted that every Local Authority in the land sent them employee data; all the usual personal info, as well as bank account numbers, sort codes etc. without anyone (in my authority anyway) knowing why. We had 'we might use your data' paragraph on our payslips - but there was nothing about NAO fraud investigations!

There was also no information about how nothing about how the data was sent, was it encrypted, password protected etc. It appears to have been left to each authority to make up its own mind - if memory serves it was also sent to a third party not a government office.

There have even been concerns about the legality of the amount and detail of data being requested by the NAO. I don't know how far the NAO can reach, but it maybe that they can request data from any employer - even yours!

Schoolkid chipping trial 'a success'

A shot it the dark!

Tag their guns, they never go anywhere with them!!

Court denies stay of internet radio execution

American Idiot(s)

I can't believe what I'm reading here, this is a bloody international disgrace!!

I'm always having my leg pulled because I only seem to like 'old' music. I used to be really into music and prolific CD purchaser in my yoof, but I haven't bought more than two or three CDs a year for as long as can remember. Why not I hear you ask? I like what I like and I don't really rate anything I've heard on normal "lets all sound the same" radio since I was in short trousers!

That said, I discovered Pandora radio a couple of weeks ago, put in a couple of bands I love and hey presto I've got a list of 10 bands I've never (or faintly!) heard of before and guess what RIAA, I'm gonna buy their CDs generating money for them and you. Close this avenue and the money will stop, it really is that easy!

In a world of supposed vast choice and technological advance the dinosaurs shit their pants when anything they don't understand comes along, and we all know what happened to them!

God dammit, I'll be upset all weekend now!!