The country we left behind
Jan 15th 2018, 12:06 pm
#167
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Re: The country we left behind
But even if you asked them about being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all most people would say the not paid at all sounds about right for a public servant 
Now who is going to answer what happened to Carillion in the UK?
Now who is going to answer what happened to Carillion in the UK?
Jan 15th 2018, 12:17 pm
#168
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Re: The country we left behind
Easy. Piss-poor management, who evidently had time to discuss protecting their bonuses, but apparently didn't have enough time to work out that many of their projects were in deep trouble. How can cost control and reporting be so poor in a company that lives or dies by project controls?
Jan 15th 2018, 12:22 pm
#169
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Re: The country we left behind
No. Not from my experience. I honestly think Canadians don't binge drink like people in the UK. Some on this forum will chirp in that Canadians drink and drive too much which may be true as public transit in many areas isn't a good option and people foolishly take a risk that they won't get caught.
The cold at this time of year doesn't help for brawling in the streets fighting over somebody who wouldn't even make it on Geordie Shore. Plus I think that post work drinks with your co-workers isn't as big a deal as in the UK as many people drive to work and many people work in business parks and office buildings that don't lend themselves for post work drinking sessions.
The cold at this time of year doesn't help for brawling in the streets fighting over somebody who wouldn't even make it on Geordie Shore. Plus I think that post work drinks with your co-workers isn't as big a deal as in the UK as many people drive to work and many people work in business parks and office buildings that don't lend themselves for post work drinking sessions.
Jan 15th 2018, 12:55 pm
#171
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Re: The country we left behind
Possibly true but that also means you wouldn't see anything as utterly priceless as this.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/...4016710160.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/...4016710160.jpg
Jan 15th 2018, 1:30 pm
#173
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Re: The country we left behind
Has there been any company, any company at all, that has taken on work previously done "in house" and made a success of it, measurable in ways other than in the pockets of a select group of individuals - usually party donors - with their knighthoods and other gongs?
Jan 15th 2018, 1:31 pm
#174
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Jan 15th 2018, 1:41 pm
#175
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Jan 15th 2018, 1:42 pm
#176
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Jan 15th 2018, 1:45 pm
#177
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Re: The country we left behind
Possibly true but that also means you wouldn't see anything as utterly priceless as this.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/...4016710160.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/...4016710160.jpg
Perhaps he is a community spirited kind of guy who has witnessed some flagrant disregard for the 'No Loading at any Time' sign and decided to take matters into his own hands by blocking the road as a human traffic cone?
Jan 15th 2018, 1:53 pm
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Jan 15th 2018, 1:57 pm
#180
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Re: The country we left behind
Good tunes though,With Carillion it was clearly a case of "Forgotten Sums"
