I like to think of myself as being down to earth and I have no problem admitting that my business was founded on peanuts and continues to function with very little cashflow. This isn’t usually a problem as I am rather adept at making the most of limited resources. However I find myself today presented [...]
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For the last few months I have found myself attending the regular Linux User Group in Reading. The February meeting was yesterday and I found myself in a rather deep discussion with a few of the other attendees about the state of business, the economy and benefits within the UK. Rather fitting as today they [...]
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In my last post I put forward my thoughts on the upcoming changes to the benefits system. I think it is fair to say that many people will find themselves unable to survive as a result of the decrease in their incomes. After one week of searching for additional employment I am pleased to announce [...]
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Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that I have been in receipt of benefits for a long time now. This is not something I’m ashamed of and here’s why. Some years back while on unemployment benefit I managed to find some temping work, it was only a week, 16 brief hours [...]
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