Reply to: At last

[Mordac]

Every contractor has private insurance anyway. NHS

Right up until the point they more than double the premium when you declare a new "condition" (in my case not one which would ever require any form of surgery, only prescriptions which I get from my NHS GP anyway). And it's a skin complaint, rather than a cerebral one, in case any of you comedians were planning to speculate.
I was expecting it to go through the roof anyway in a couple of years when the magic half-century comes up.

[Mordac]

Not such a twonk that I let my agent walk all over me by being a gullible fool, eh?

When did that happen?
Admittedly it did about 20-something years ago when I encountered MSB for the first (and definitely last) time, but I put that down to lack of forums/fora(?) such as this for warnings to be shared. Don't see much from them these days, are they still going?

[LondonManc]

Probably not, but we're not exactly weighed down with a surplus of Maths gurus, are we? Just enough education so as not to fail the Ofsted inspection, and that'll do, seems to be the mantra du jour.

They're punitively obstructed by the league tables with headteachers insisting that unfortunately they have to teach kids how to pass GCSEs rather than actually learn maths.

[Mordac]

You really think that's how a Head of Maths operates? Wow.

Probably not, but we're not exactly weighed down with a surplus of Maths gurus, are we? Just enough education so as not to fail the Ofsted inspection, and that'll do, seems to be the mantra du jour.

[LondonManc]

Shame Suity is out of the contracting game, difficult to replace those with such expertise

[MrMarkyMark]

The NHS is fecked through a series of terrible decision, first and foremost by the Blair/Brown axis of incompetence and their FPI tomfoolery then the GP legislation. Throw in too many managers and targets over treatment and you're at a position where people are now looking for scapegoats rather than solutions.

Shame Suity is out of the contracting game, difficult to replace those with such expertise

[LondonManc]

The NHS is fecked through a series of terrible decision, first and foremost by the Blair/Brown axis of incompetence and their FPI tomfoolery then the GP legislation. Throw in too many managers and targets over treatment and you're at a position where people are now looking for scapegoats rather than solutions.

[northernladyuk]

So we have reasoned that the NHS is fecked and it is the fault of brexit?

Honestly?

You appear to have reasoned this, but that may just be the drink talking.

[vetran]

Have you seen teenagers today?

Zeity haasn't eaten anyone for ages.

[LondonManc]

yes but any one of those lives might develop the cure for cancer or cure cretinism in AssSnobs.

Both have benefits. However its unlikely the Maths Teacher will ever kill anyone during a lecture.

Have you seen teenagers today?

[vetran]

It's all about your utility to society.
The maths teacher, if he's any good, will teach hundreds of kids, a few of which will go on to become filthy rich, like us IT contractors.
Thus benefiting society more.
The GP might save a handful of lives, but most of it is prescribing creams and pills.

yes but any one of those lives might develop the cure for cancer or cure cretinism in AssSnobs.

Both have benefits. However its unlikely the Maths Teacher will ever kill anyone during a lecture.

[MrMarkyMark]

God, what the hell is happening to me?

That's twice today I've almost agreed with Sas about something!

For the first time in over forty years, I'd better make an appointment with my GP

At least we know either:-

a) the Prozac is working.
b) The Mrs. put some MDMA in your tea

[OwlHoot]

It's all about your utility to society.
The maths teacher, if he's any good, will teach hundreds of kids, a few of which will go on to become filthy rich, like us IT contractors.
Thus benefiting society more.
The GP might save a handful of lives, but most of it is prescribing creams and pills.

God, what the hell is happening to me?

That's twice today I've almost agreed with Sas about something!

For the first time in over forty years, I'd better make an appointment with my GP

[sasguru]

Absolute bulltulip.

My wife saved a life last week, a regular occurrence for a trained GP.

Was it a scrote though? Did he/she have any utility?

[LondonManc]

Head of Maths and a GP are totally different but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be paid similar amounts.

I'd rather be a GP than a Head of Maths though.