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Recent content by malvolio
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Economic Rescue Plan
Yes, and who was resposnsible for that act of lunacy? Way too late for that. London is no longer the go-to banking centre, we are well down the list now. And Jenrick's cunning plan is just that; little more than a rehash of Truss and like most plans, will fail at first contact with reality. -
Economic Rescue Plan
Going imperial carries several presentational risks. For example, £7.28p for a gallon of petrol... I used to pay 25p in today's money. But then I am very old...🥸 :violin: -
Economic Rescue Plan
The problem I have with Reform's populist "manifesto" is that they seem to believe the UK exists in a bubble of its own and can ignore the res of the world. Sending small boat immigrants back to France, for example, reads well to the mouth breathers among our electorate but France will have... -
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It's official
And that is the whole problem. Our beloved PM seems unable to make major decisions and simply passes them down to yet another inquiry/review/consultation. His major driver is not to upset his backbenchers. Little things like economics, immigration and defence are just too scary to deal with... -
It's official
Displacement activity. A government bereft of ideas on how to fix the real problems they have in a classic "we need to do something, this is something, let's do it". HTH -
Arnold Layne
Although you might say several species of small, furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving it with a Pict is a fair summary of our little community... -
Warning: Drama on stage
Not just "leather". The upset was thinking about someone killing an animal just to make a mannikin. 450 years ago. Originally used on furniture around Charles 1st time. Repurposed somewhere in the late 1800s. We think. -
Warning: Drama on stage
I volunteer as a room guide at a NT house on occasion. Last time we had a couple of young ladies visiting, they got close to hysterical and refused to look at two admittedly ugly "companions" - 19th century mannequins - because they were covered in leather dating from the late 1500s... Truly we... -
'Spurious Data'
My point is that if it's not in the ITT it doesn't get offered in the proposed solution... Also the outsourcer can't run a CMDB effectively rom outside the organisation, not can they operate code validation and testing services on behalf of the software teams. Especially f the client hasn't... -
Tools Recommendation
Pro-trader - all engaged on estate builds, usually at rates well above most contractors. If you can find one, it will be £150 an hour plus travel and materials and it's no unknown for them not to turn up. I agree that you need a pro for many jobs, but drilling holes and hanging shelves is not... -
'Spurious Data'
Having worked on responses to many Ministry outsourcing ITTs in the past, they all follow the same general pattern. Provide a datacentre that can move all our exiting core infrastructure into the cloud, provide a service desk function to operate it and support our non-technical staff, and... -
Tools Recommendation
A very big question! My approach has always to buy the best tool for the job when it's needed, so you eventually build up probably everything you need. Then again, I've been a homeowner for 50-odd years... But starting from scratch will cost of bit of initial investment. A set of screwdrivers... -
Shadow chancellor delivers speech on UK economy …
There are really three parties in the upcoming fight. With respect to just UK's finances: One is saying that yes, there is a problem with our finances and we will take steps to address those problems One is saying yes there is a problem but we will find the money to bail us out of those...- malvolio
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UK Energy Costs
Whoo hoo indeed. How much did the panels cost to install?
