This just isn't an argument anymore. Google and a huge number of other companies have been doing this for years and people have been pretty happy to let them get away with it, in exchange for convenient services.
If the argument is that we should trust Google more than the UK state then lol....
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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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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.
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