tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post7227312965998997871..comments2024-02-23T00:53:07.310+00:00Comments on Rooksmoor's Tablets of Lead: Unacceptable Corporate BlackmailRooksmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15563445039351828997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post-84221382838603334722013-11-09T17:16:14.330+00:002013-11-09T17:16:14.330+00:00Slightly tangential to the article, but noticing y...Slightly tangential to the article, but noticing your banner: "Given how I have already encountered difficulties for expressing my views on political issues I think it is better that I remain to some degree anonymous." prompted this:<br /><br />Back in January I was attempted to be fired simply because four years ago I used to be an elected city councillor!<br /><br />After 1200 applications and almost three years of unemployment, days away from bankruptcy, I had managed to get a bearly minimum wage job working as a contractor to an outsourced IT firm doing upgrades for the city council's outsourced IT contractors. "Somebody" instructed my employment agency to terminate my contract "because he used to be a city councillor". I had to explain the law to them and insisted I would not leave until given the specific name of the specific person giving this instruction ... which never happened.<br /><br />There you are, kids. NEVER EVER even consider going into elected public office unless you are obscenely filthy rich; it will comprehensively, completely and utterly destroy your future employability<br />Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250206940626036426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post-87030154284281748002013-11-09T17:03:56.129+00:002013-11-09T17:03:56.129+00:00The Big-Six threaten to depart from the UK market....The Big-Six threaten to depart from the UK market. Yes, so? Bugger off, go on. They can't hoik Drax onto the back of a low-loader and take it with them. The power stations and infrastructure will still be here.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250206940626036426noreply@blogger.com