Tuesday, Oct 10, 2006
Public sector to get a little slimmer
Independent: British Waterways to axe 180 jobs
The organisation in charge of Britain's canals and rivers is to lay off 180 workers after the Government slashed its budget, it was reported today.
Posted by uncle chris @ 02:15 PM (143 views) Add Comment
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1. J. B. M. C. said...
Will this trigger the HPC? ;)
2. tyrellcorporation said...
It depends whether they were employed to stick their fingers in dykes! (no lezzer jokes please!)
3. Ticktock said...
New Labour lay off a dyke fingerer? I thought these people got 'fast tracked' to the top these days? (sorry tyrell!)
4. paul said...
fastforward 40 years, Thames barrier breaks due to rising sea levels, British Waterways no-where to be seen, riverside gates left derelict, floods London.
(hpc)
5. tyrellcorporation said...
damn, are you implying HPC is gonna take 40 years!?!
If anyone does jump in and buy a house, make sure it's on a hill - now that would be a good investment.
6. Thisgent said...
I've got a house on a hill in Hampshire - so I'm sorted, as long as there's no hurricanes.
7. Cstanhope707 said...
Thats just the managers for one small team when are we going to see real cuts in Public Sector fat....
8. indiablue19 said...
Have a look at "An Inconvenient Truth," then check out the worldwide "flood maps" by Alex Tingle featuring NASA satellite photography and adjustable sea rise. Buy your home accordingly, avoiding the entire south of England, West of Ireland, all of the Benelux countries......