Whitey Grandad

That just about sums it all up.

There's a bit more here on the subject: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.s=sc&r.l4=1074414642&r.l1=1073858787&r.lc=en&r.l3=1084822795&r.l2=1084822788&r.i=1074414877&type=RESOURCES&itemId=1081597934&r.t=RESOURCES There are 8 days of Bank Holidays in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland. I am self-employed so I don't get paid for any of them.

It has to be 'fair' so if some members of staff get an extra day off work and others don't then that cannot be 'fair'.

I would have though that in the interests of fairness your wife should have an extra 0.8 of a day to be taken at her discretion.

It's all to do with treating 'part-time' workers the same as those who work full-time. Whatever system is used, it must be 'fair'. Bank Holidays must be added to the basic entitlement before applying the ratio that is used for the part-timers. So, Bridge-too-Far, since your daughter is full-time I would have though that she should get an extra full day like everybody else, unles her contract specifically excludes this, although that may also be 'unfair'???

Certainly interesting, and thanks for the link. I meant that London was not important.

There are other complications. I have a member of staff who works 4 days a week, Monday to Thursday, so Friday is not a normal day of work. The standard Bank Holidays are included in the total number of days of holiday entitlement that full-time members of staff receive, and so for reasons of fairness his person gets 80% of this overall total. That presumably means that they will be entitled to an extra 80% of a day off work. Our holiday year runs up to April 30th so that means they will get this 80% of a day during the current holiday year. I shall be losing 3 person-days of work. Why can't they get married on a Saturday like ordinary people?

Technically impressive, but it is still only London. Nothing important.

You should have painted a go-faster stripe on the side.

After a bit of thought I have decided not to vote for a man of the match because I feel that they all played their part to some extent or other and I don't want to single out any individuals.

Funny, that's what I thought of the main text.

The figures are clearly flawed, as is pointed out in the comments.

I agree with you in the case of British Rail, you can't have competition on the railways, if only because one train can't overtake another. BT is a vast improvement but has a long way to go. British Airways no longer soak up our money and when they are working do a pretty good job, if only they could get rid of the old ingrained public-sector working practices. In order to serve the interests of the shareholder then you must first serve the interests of the customers. But these are only a tiny fraction of the Public Sector Monster. Health and Social Services are where it's all draining away.

Stupid pr1ck.

Indeed, those bonuses really stick in the throat, don't they?

That is indeed what they all are, but if you look at the relative costs of defence, police, fire service you'll find that the Health Service far outweighs all of them put together, even if you throw in education.

You're quite right, the collapse was rooted in the US but this last lot had put us all in a very parlous position with their frivolous overspending.

They may be subject to a pay freeze but there are an awful lot of them. Of course these people work hard but just ask yourself where the money comes from. Spending on the Health Service has doubled but 'output/productivity' has only gone up by 30%.

But they buy these things with money that has been legally stolen from the pbws in the private sector. The public sector is an overhead which is far too costly.

Oh yes. We have got to stop pouring money down the gullets of the public sector so that we can be allowed to spend it for ourselves. Where do you think this money has to come from? It's from the poor bloody workers.

Teeth are classified as 'medical waste' and a dentist should really dispose of them in a responsible manner. That said, I had a one with a gold crown extracted recently and he let me keep it. Might be worth something?

I'd be pleased with that.

What about out-of-contract players? I thought you could sign those at any time?

Not expecting an invite then, Phil?

Cheapskate. Couldn't he afford a new one?