tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post8651621065598571005..comments2023-05-21T15:20:58.352+01:00Comments on The Untrusted: 12/11/10Montana Wildhackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409705185204787671noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-25205741387902049502010-11-13T03:59:58.655+00:002010-11-13T03:59:58.655+00:00there will be a new waddya on monday morning and i...there will be a new waddya on monday morning and i probably will not have internet,,this might be useful near the top if anyone wants to use it,,<br /><br />dfic1999 <br />12 November 2010 6:41PM<br />Thanks for this<br />AllyF <br />12 November 2010 6:41PM<br />Excellent article Arec. <br />hermionegingold <br />12 November 2010 6:42PM<br />arec balrin is at last ATL!!<br />arec, you are special<br />BeautifulBurnout <br />12 November 2010 6:42PM<br />Superb article, Arec<br />penileplethysmograph <br />12 November 2010 6:45PM<br />Good article Arec<br />BenCaute <br />12 November 2010 6:46PM<br />Great article Arec.<br />tybo <br />12 November 2010 6:54PM<br />Interesting article<br />Valten78 <br />12 November 2010 6:55PM<br />Good article Arec<br />dippy <br />12 November 2010 6:57PM<br />Great article,<br />Sarah8 <br />12 November 2010 6:59PM<br />Very interesting article.<br />IndigoDavei <br />12 November 2010 7:04PM<br />Very good article.<br />translated <br />12 November 2010 7:09PM<br />Thanks, Arec. You have some interesting insights<br />sheffpixie <br />12 November 2010 7:10PM<br />Great article Arec - thanks<br />EvaWilt <br />12 November 2010 7:10PM<br />Great piece Arec <br />LeopardPrint <br />12 November 2010 7:12PM<br />Thanks for this article Arec, it's very good<br />PaulBJ <br />12 November 2010 7:16PM<br />Great article Arec<br />MartynInEurope <br />12 November 2010 7:21PM<br />Top job, Arec<br />Silverwhistle <br />12 November 2010 7:32PM<br />RedMiner <br />12 November 2010 8:45PM<br />Excellent article. It should be given a higher profile <br /><br />than the unresearched pieces by what pass for <br /><br />professional journalists in the Guardian these days<br />Excellent article, Arec<br />reynardmandrake <br />12 November 2010 7:40PM<br />Thanks for a great article Arec, and so beautifully <br /><br />written.<br />TabloidHysteric <br />12 November 2010 7:48PM<br />Great article.<br />englishhermit <br />12 November 2010 8:28PM<br />Excellent article Arec<br />RedMiner <br />12 November 2010 8:45PM<br />Excellent article. It should be given a higher profile <br /><br />than the unresearched pieces by what pass for <br /><br />professional journalists in the Guardian these days<br />Timsimmons <br />12 November 2010 9:04PM<br />Now that was an article that was worthy of being in the <br /><br />Guardian, thanks Arec - that was super<br />PhilippaB <br />12 November 2010 9:13PM<br />good article Arec, thank you<br />nickweb <br />12 November 2010 10:28PM<br />Great piece. Both informed and informative.<br />lightacandle <br />12 November 2010 11:36PM<br />Much needed article Arec we need a lot more like yours<br />MontanaWildhack <br />13 November 2010 12:36AM<br />Fantastic piece, Arec. I would like to echo Sheffpixie's <br /><br />offer<br />perclue <br />13 November 2010 12:56AM<br />Arec, this stuff is brilliant - thanks for all the hard <br /><br />work.<br />princesschipchops <br />13 November 2010 12:58AM<br />Great article Arec.3p4https://www.blogger.com/profile/05167717085737334780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-72826428639038574132010-11-13T02:16:12.112+00:002010-11-13T02:16:12.112+00:00I've just watched tonight's Have I Got New...I've just watched tonight's Have I Got News For You and they mentioned a George W. Bush quote.<br /><br /><i>Being the sober guy helped me realize how mindless I must have sounded when drunk.</i><br /><br />Left me gaping and speechless.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758437918995364630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-88931434248634886332010-11-13T01:31:28.121+00:002010-11-13T01:31:28.121+00:00"Just read Arec Balrin's thread. Really i..."Just read Arec Balrin's thread. Really impressed. The Graun really ought to hire him."<br /><br />Don't be silly Montana; why on earth would the Grauniad want to hire anyone who speaks common sense?<br /><br />I don't know bugger all about autism but at the risk of a joke about it; if I could write as eloquently as Arec I might not be too bothered as suffering from it!<br />That's not a dig at you Arec....good article and well said.chekhovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579841013364541334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-48136962011522310422010-11-13T01:22:40.831+00:002010-11-13T01:22:40.831+00:00Montana
Agree with you about Arec but like Spike ...<b>Montana</b><br /><br />Agree with you about Arec but like <b>Spike</b> i'm not sure the people at Guardian Towers have the right mindset to fully utilize him if that makes any sense.Hope all's well with you and as First Lady of the UT we should be seeing more of you.:-)<br /><br />In the meantime here's a classic from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsmF9JTpuI" rel="nofollow">Van Morrison</a><br /><br />Nite allUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865148437450521947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-31357934985528650232010-11-13T01:11:17.781+00:002010-11-13T01:11:17.781+00:00@Montana
A few of us have been seconding the sugg...@Montana<br /><br />A few of us have been seconding the suggestion that Arec's thread should be an ongoing thing. Why do I get the feeling that's probably not going to happen? Am I getting cynical?Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758437918995364630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-66589401762637209932010-11-13T01:04:40.066+00:002010-11-13T01:04:40.066+00:00Just read Arec Balrin's thread. Really impres...Just read Arec Balrin's thread. Really impressed. The Graun really ought to hire him.<br /><br /><br />@<b>LaRit</b>:<br /><br />The lovely photo yesterday was Deano's. Taken directly from the UT gallery.Montana Wildhackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409705185204787671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-52345672487651184572010-11-13T00:31:30.399+00:002010-11-13T00:31:30.399+00:00Quiet here.
Maybe some Rappers Delight will liven...Quiet here.<br /><br />Maybe some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=NwaW4cZNwRk&annotation_id=annotation_931572" rel="nofollow">Rappers Delight</a> will liven things up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865148437450521947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-9228083509937146612010-11-12T23:54:21.592+00:002010-11-12T23:54:21.592+00:00Aw..
Bless....Aw..<br />Bless....Bitterweed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12948681518706821020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-80083597051822121892010-11-12T23:38:17.061+00:002010-11-12T23:38:17.061+00:00@BB
:-)@BB<br /><br />:-)Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758437918995364630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-62933081883440916882010-11-12T23:36:19.085+00:002010-11-12T23:36:19.085+00:00BW
Me? Lightweight?
That's the nicest thing...BW<br /><br />Me? Lightweight?<br /><br />That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all day.<br /><br />Mind you, I have been on threads infested by Tory twats...BeautifulBurnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904723758901189624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-80582723941295666962010-11-12T23:23:36.176+00:002010-11-12T23:23:36.176+00:00Shefffpixie -- a good link there indeed, I only re...Shefffpixie -- a good link there indeed, I only received it this week ... <br />NN all, new resolution to read whatever you say now -- tomorrow am . <br /><br />Should <b>VIZZO</b> turn up, refer himm to my link from the former chief IMF economist right at beginning this morning . <br /><br />Other 'economic' discussions are a waste of space until that lot has been 'acquired'. <br /><br />XXXX !frog2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03808681023731196968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-47776510246521233122010-11-12T23:22:45.680+00:002010-11-12T23:22:45.680+00:00BW - shall be a-checkin' my inbox!BW - shall be a-checkin' my inbox!La Ritournellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063786233490946994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-56625754152783854492010-11-12T23:21:09.195+00:002010-11-12T23:21:09.195+00:00BB
5 weeks? Does that mean even if I pack the fag...BB<br /><br />5 weeks? Does that mean even if I pack the fags in AGAIN, I'll still be coughing like an train?La Ritournellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063786233490946994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-62572813257991012802010-11-12T23:19:36.727+00:002010-11-12T23:19:36.727+00:00BB
Sissy
You should try coughing up chunks of live...BB<br />Sissy<br />You should try coughing up chunks of liver. Or leg, or possibly worn out conrete underpinnings. Lightweight.<br /><br />La Rit - Cheers; emailed you anyhoo.Bitterweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290137850441509784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-85226626447400719952010-11-12T23:15:00.398+00:002010-11-12T23:15:00.398+00:00myfellowprisoners 12 November 2010 7:03PM
" ...<b>myfellowprisoners 12 November 2010 7:03PM</b><br /><br />" I suspect there's a lot of dirty little secrets hidden out there, to do with companies contracted to the DWP.<br /> <br />I know somebody who recently got canned from his job at an A4e-type organisation. The company was hired to take long-term unemployed persons and provide them with 'training', 'job-hunting skills' and placements. Attendance was mandatory and loss of benefit was a sanction used against those who didn't attend the centre for the set weekly hours. Sounds fair so far?<br />However, the centre was run by a highly dodgy businessman. It consisted of a crappy rented office with two ancient computers that barely worked. The company received money by handing in time sheets to JobcentrePlus, showing the hours of attendance for each Jobseeker. The problem was that there was nothing to do there.<br /><br /> No CV help, no functioning internet, and the work placements which the business was meant to supply the Jobseekers with didn't exist.<br /><br />My contact got fired because he refused to fiddle the timesheets sent back.<br />When he got canned, he checked out his wageslips. NI contributions had been deducted, but no income tax. Oh dear... <br /><br />The crazed fetishisation of private business by subsequent administrations as always being able to provide more 'efficiency' and 'dynamism' than the state, leading to mindless contracting out of taxpayers' money to the first Powerpoint-wielding smart alec in a pin-striped suit, is at the core of scandals like this. <br /><br />What they totally fail to understand is that businesses are there to make money, not provide a public service. If there is more money to be made by defrauding the customer, and they think they can get away with it (and they mostly can), they will do it. <br /><br />I've worked in the private sector and I've worked in the not-for-profit sector. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses. An unremitting focus on the bottom line is what makes the most successful private company, but when you start letting them into aspects of government that deal with welfare, you can expect perverse incentives to flourish. <br /><br />Some of the board members I was acquainted with from private companies are great chaps, brilliant at profit maximisation. But by God, where money is concerned, they are vicious weasels. Don't let them near services designed to help the poorest and most vulnerable in society. They'll eat them alive, hire a management consultancy to work out the best way to rape the leftovers and charge you a kings ransom for their time." <br /><br />From the well-hidden Arec thread.frog2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03808681023731196968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-61867822037640432472010-11-12T23:13:14.959+00:002010-11-12T23:13:14.959+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bitterweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290137850441509784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-24167554098580599282010-11-12T23:10:28.290+00:002010-11-12T23:10:28.290+00:00Dave
thanks for that link to the Bitter Truth - h...Dave<br /><br />thanks for that link to the Bitter Truth - have had a quick squiz at it and it looks really good - will go back for a proper watch tomorrow.Sheffpixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683877609100026566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-59736754163683825442010-11-12T23:10:00.639+00:002010-11-12T23:10:00.639+00:00BB ;)
I know, they are such massive and dangerous...BB ;)<br /><br />I know, they are such massive and dangerous animals, you kind of don't know what to think... it's so mad!La Ritournellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063786233490946994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-51508051074875862752010-11-12T23:09:36.772+00:002010-11-12T23:09:36.772+00:00LaRit
I am at the end of week 5 now and still cou...LaRit<br /><br />I am at the end of week 5 now and still coughing up chunks of lung. Bloody awful.BeautifulBurnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904723758901189624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-6280524998256757712010-11-12T23:08:45.400+00:002010-11-12T23:08:45.400+00:00Did you really just post a link to Bert Kumfarts?
...Did you really just post a link to Bert Kumfarts?<br /><br />Right.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgf2ZxIDZk" rel="nofollow">Rattlesnakes at dawn. With car alarms...</a>BeautifulBurnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904723758901189624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-39031024630480162452010-11-12T23:06:49.960+00:002010-11-12T23:06:49.960+00:00Hello Ms BB ;) That evil freakin' virus is foi...Hello Ms <b>BB</b> ;) That evil freakin' virus is foinally going.... still coughing though. Jesus it has taken it out of me. <br /><br /><b>Bitterweed</b> Apols for not engaging recently, been banjaxed :( sorry I missed the last meet up ... hope the gig went well last night.<br /><br /><b>Montana</b><br /><br />Great pic yesterday. There wass something very poignant about that scattering of poppies in the field.La Ritournellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063786233490946994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-12364567011131155612010-11-12T23:05:30.391+00:002010-11-12T23:05:30.391+00:00LaRit
That hippo story is awesome!LaRit<br /><br />That hippo story is awesome!BeautifulBurnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904723758901189624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-56118331213347756582010-11-12T23:03:14.906+00:002010-11-12T23:03:14.906+00:00Nice to see the lovely Eva Wilt making an excellen...Nice to see the lovely <b>Eva Wilt</b> making an excellent defence of <b>RedMiner</b> and pillock of <b>Peter B</b> all in one fell swoop...(not that La Bracken is into humble pie)<br /><br /><i>PeterBracken<br /><br />I know you love to be an agent provacateur, but accusing redminer of hubris is frankly ridiculous. The man has consistently highlighted the injustices of the last lot's welfare reform and highlighting genuine and heartfelt concerns about the activities of IDS and crew. I've engaged on the injustices of ESA on a no of welfare threads over the past year, but sadly I don't have the energy and ability to keep making the case as redminer (and a few others) have consistently done.<br /><br />You've told me off for complaining about MaM (who expresses some unbelievable opinions on mental health and welfare) yet criticise someone who genuinely cares for his fellow man. I really don't get it.</i>La Ritournellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063786233490946994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-16387335200030664182010-11-12T23:02:46.670+00:002010-11-12T23:02:46.670+00:00Here's a nice tune.
Hell- man! , perhaps we...Here's a nice tune. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XpYidm82dU&feature=&p=F09076570D8EEA7C&index=0&playnext=1" rel="nofollow">Hell- man! </a>, perhaps we can all get on now.Bitterweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290137850441509784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-60570099475611694342010-11-12T23:00:55.931+00:002010-11-12T23:00:55.931+00:00Hey LaRit, Montana, BW.
Bitterweed you git - this...Hey LaRit, Montana, BW.<br /><br />Bitterweed you git - this is the cifrefugeeblogspot. The clue is in the title.<br /><br />xxBeautifulBurnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904723758901189624noreply@blogger.com