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Vivian Evans's avatar

'Tis as you describe - with the extra irony added that the current 'governing' party nowadays pretends to represent 'working people' but no longer the actual workers, few of whom still exist.

Please report about your survival in the (of course) utterly non-toxic feminine office environment!

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Frederick Edward's avatar

Presumably going from blue-to-white collar I will no longer, in the eyes of the government, be a 'working person'?

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Vivian Evans's avatar

Weelll ... if you can claim to be from a 'working-class' family, for example if your father was a tool-maker, then you'd be a 'working person'. Otherwise, it's just plain old 'employee' for you., I'm afraid.

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Alan Jurek's avatar

Frederick

Very nicely articulated and I'd like to declare here and now I am a man, not a woman and definitely not some fantastical creation of a warped mind.

What we lack is the old fashioned decency, resilience and leadership in this country and we would rally and save our nation from going the way of Lebanon.

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Frederick Edward's avatar

Lebanon but without the climate: worst of all worlds.

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Alan Jurek's avatar

I used to love a bottle of Chateau Musar not sure if the estate exists anymore ?

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Martin T's avatar

Amazingly it still is. Wonderful stuff.

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Alan Jurek's avatar

Agreed Martin

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Martin T's avatar

I suppose ending up like Lebanon soon will concentrate minds. Being mates with the local garage mechanic could be very valuable.

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Andrew Thomas's avatar

You absolutely correct. Only conversation about your last holiday is tolerated. Nothing else is safe. Young people keep their meeting headphones on even when they are not in a meeting. The old world has already died. The only way out is through!

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Frederick Edward's avatar

Yes, and even more try and resist working at the office at all. My job is an oddity in that it demands five days a week actually schlepping to the office!

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Andrew Marsh's avatar

The political direction of travel for decades - co-incident with no policy at all about power, water, manufacturing - was making products is 'soooo history'. Abuse of English is another marker of Managerial Speak.

Yes, execs on expenses. Fun fact - the ones that get to the top in the main are psychopaths, which is fully researched and documented. Corporate structures frequently over-reward such personalities.

I have been told to my face I am 'not supposed' to express opinion by such an exec in a purely social context - there was no business connection at all. That's how far execs on expenses - the ones that don't own a company, that don't take any risk - are prepared to lecture anyone and everyone. They are off their faces.

My response, as a business owner... execs on expenses are difficult to take seriously, and are 10 a penny. Next!

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Frederick Edward's avatar

Yes, I have heard about the psychopathic tendencies of the most successful executives. It makes utter sense, of course.

As for products - who needs them? You can always import them from overseas... at least hopefully..

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Andrew Marsh's avatar

Ah. There is a problemet, which we need to scope out and fly to see if it breaks even. Money.

One generally needs to have something to trade.

Fine worlds from Rht Hon Ed Miliband or even Rht Hon Rachel 'from accounts' are literally worth nothing. Words from Rht Hon D Lammy KC are not even worth that.

No economy.

No money.

No bonus.

No expenses.

No 'stuff'.

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Bettina's avatar

Sounds like The Road to Wigan Pier went to Wall Street......... 🤔 I need another clue.

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scott m's avatar

I spent decades in the construction business. One of the rewards was to go to the home of a businessman in a suit who was in the market for a kitchen remodel, and watch his open-mouthed wonder at what I proposed to do to his house. Such clients always hurriedly disappeared when they came home and confronted men there who knew how to do things. Their embarrassment of their helplessness was rich! Those goofs don't know jack shit about contempt.

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Tom Armstrong's avatar

I run an online magazine, Free Speech Backlash, and a reader brought your substack to my attention. Would you agree to me publishing publicly avoialabe articles? Credit and links will be given of course. The magazine is free amd =has a growing readership.

Tom Armstrong,

freespeechbacklash.com

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Frederick Edward's avatar

Of course, please feel free. I would be honoured!

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Tom Armstrong's avatar

many thanks. I'll put this article up tomorrow.

Tom

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Rolf Norfolk's avatar

"the busybodying of the fat, biscuit-dunking ladies" - like it.

Have you seen this fine tribute to the working class? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytXfRXUahY

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Frederick Edward's avatar

No, but I will watch right now. Thank you for the link.

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Stuffysays's avatar

My daughter's boyfriend is a white Zimmy from Bulawayo. He says all the time that, if you let in the 3rd world population you end up living in the 3rd world. The absolutely surreal world of Zimbabwe is a sort of sign of what is coming for us. Funnily enough, I think the Guardian-reading middle-class university-educated white-collar workers are the ones who will end up being vanished. They are all only a pay-check or two away from being back where their ancestors started from. The 3rd world savages roaming the streets are likely to leave when the money runs out and the Millwall fans remember their own history. The Islington elite will either leave for Trumpian shores or will simply be disinherited. This stupidity can't go on forever. (I'm not sure you will be happier being a suited and booted CityBoy!)

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