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Nil nil my arse! Never any doubt

Oh my arse

Get the f*** in!!!!!!

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This has got 0-0 written all over it

They've turned the corner in that respect, apparently.... http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2015/02/06/8651362/how-pochettinos-tottenham-revolution-is-ramping-up

Sat on a train with the air conditioning going full pelt. In February. WTF is that all about?

Damn, and there was me desperately trying to conceal my ignorance. Foiled again by some bright spark on the interweb.

Leave Charlie alone. He's only sowing the seeds for a "told you so" post in 6 months time...

That's a bit like saying Eddie the Eagle did better in the Winter Olympics than my nan....

If anyone has found themselves in financial distress through no fault of their own then, of course, that is wrong and I will happily join you in criticising the implementation of these policies.

Totally agree with that. It's a bad outcome regardless of how or why the dominos fell.

I've no reason to doubt the words of a 'centre manager' or a 'regional manager' but it would still be good to see the actual evidence of what they are saying rather than just having their word for it. For example, was there an email chain that proves that "London" were actively overriding common sense? Some meeting minutes somewhere? How do we know that the full picture was communicated to "London" effectively in the first place? (root cause analysis etc) I know I'm asking for evidence that we're probably never going to be witness to, but without that it comes down to one person's word against another which, whilst sounding convincing and perfectly believable, isn't 100% conclusive proof that "London" are totally to blame each and every time. Here's a hypothetical thought....what if the aforementioned "regional manager" was a staunch Labour activist. Might it not be in his/her interests to 'distort' the information he/she was receiving from "London" because the worse they can make things look the more likely it is that they will be voted out and the system made 'better' in the longer run? Don't get me wrong, I'm not for one minute saying that's what happened in the case you raise, I'm just wondering whether we can 100% rule it out as a possibility in some cases.

That's a reasonable assumption. Would be good to drill down into a few of the cases highlighted to turn those assumptions into facts. (I'm not saying that your assumptions are wrong, just that it would be good to be 100% certain)

How many of those examples are down to Job Centre staff and/or management failure/dogma/incompetence vs those that are purely down to government policy? It's a genuine question, and one that isn't motivated by my political leanings (honest!)....I admit to having no idea how what the guidelines/rules are (does it show?!) but surely most of those examples, on the surface, appear to be down to a lack of common sense being applied on a case by case basis? If there was genuinely nothing that the staff/management could have done differently to prevent the highlighted scenarios arising then I would concede that the system (and the policy(s) that underwrite it) does indeed appear to be broken.

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Positive news. I wonder what the chances of him making his comeback by 21st March are...?

Indeed. The words "arse" and "elbow" spring to mind. Surely they're there for the taking with that level of dis-organisation...

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Anyone know what the situation is with Slattery's contract at Saints? Last mention of it I can find is in this "Arsenal chase Slattery" Daily Mirror article (April 2014). Says he was offered a 'pro contract' by Saints but did he ever sign? http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-chase-callum-slattery-transfer-3434341

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/11775643.Saints_to_make_summer_swoop_for_Vilhena_/?ref=twt

He wouldn't approve of the Saintsweb match day nuns, that's for sure.... #nungate