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[Smartie]

I can't quite believe the hysterical cries of 'tyranny' in the comments of media sites today.

The state needs a way to identify people who have the right to services and digital ID is a better way than the way we do it at the moment.
NI numbers for instance which are not linked to...

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You can use this site to check https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/

BA roles have picked up a bit recently. Test Manager looks like it's fallen off a cliff but you can also check QA Manager, QA Test Manager etc....

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Oh dear, someone clearly has NO idea how vaccines work or the danger of spreading misinformation.
The good people of Florida have clearly decided they have a surfeit of children because the measles vaccination rate is down and kids are dying.
Seriously.

I still have a job, but...

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Interestingly, the latest ONS growth figures show the economy pretty much flatlining, however,

"Figure 3 shows 8 of the 14 services sectors contributed positively to growth. The largest positive contributor to growth was information and communication, which increased by 2.0%. Within...

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I don't recall that happening, but then how many of use went straight into contracting without any experience/straight out of college?
If you happened to have worked at a top consultancy because of your 1st/2:1 degree and that was on your CV, I imagine clients might notice it :-)...

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Few issues/errors here IMO.

A degree course isn't an outlay of 4 years of youth. It takes up part of your time, but adds a whole variety of valuable life skills/experience. Meeting people from widely different backgrounds, often for the first time ever. Exposure to a wide variety of activities...

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Do you have a flaaag?
https://youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY?si=0jZjDNiKwf245m5y

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Got a couple of speculative agent messages this week - first time in months.
Both a reasonable rate, outside IR35 and hybrid 2/3 days per week in London.
I'm busy until the end of the year, but perhaps things are picking up a bit.