Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

At last, Atos turn whistle-blower!!!!

We knew this day would come. We've known for a while that it was coming, but finally it's happened, as it always had to.

The gloves have come off between Atos and the DWP!

To be honest, I couldn't believe it had gone this long. For months we've known that the contract with Atos had failed, long before we heard officially in March that they would be walking away from the detested "work capability assessments" or WCAs. I'd been hearing of wranglings and arguments, deadlocks and very unhappy bunnies in general. On both sides.

To keep that quiet for so long has been quite an achievement in itself.

But today, Atos start the long journey of rehabilitating their decimated public reputation, by finally telling their side of the story on - wait for it - BBC news no less! Now that the contract is broken, for the first time, they get to defend themselves and point out the failures that were never anything to do with them but all set in stone at the DWP. Let's hope that at the same time they acknowledge their own very considerable failings too.

However, today is the day when absolutely every voice in the Employment and Support Allowance debate are against the DWP. And doesn't that make everything so much tidier ;)

Although please note the almost ludicrously dismissive "Campaigners argue the tests are fundamentally flawed" with no mention whatsoever of why or what these failures in the whole sorry process are. The BBC record on covering this issue with any kind of balance, has been unforgivable and becomes more so by the day.

On a serious note, whilst the article does say that claimants and campaigners made doing the job impossible, (YAY FOR US!) but it goes a long way to explaining why claimants were justified in their fierce opposition. This is a slight shift in the Atos line it seems to me, away from blaming claimants to blaming the system design itself and the DWP

CELEBRATE, DO CARTWHEELS, RT AND SHARE!!!!


http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27767779

An Australian woman dances on the sea bed amongst tiger sharks, some as big as 17' long, as a protest to get publicity and to try to prevent their culling....

Disgusting,

The tories are all the same!

8-)

Yep pass port office in a mess, Home Office in a mess, DOE in a mess, Energy dept in a mess, DWP a shambles, and Chancelor and PM both going funny in the head.

Is that why bag carriers like Haze are also in a mess?

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But mind Captain U-Turn Marvel is looking after our interests on a boat in Europe!

No wonder Scotland wants to leave the "Empire" to escape the ravishes of London and "Hic" Hilary!

Yep, Hilary The Hairy.

Thought we were dispensing with the personal insults GF?

Mind (his favourite word). Fred is an exception. Once a Twat always a Twat! :O)

Only you Chris only you, I realise you and Hays have the online hots for Hilary.

Respect Gf Respect!

What you mean you prefer Cynic???

As a matter of interest, has anyone read any comments from Blair or Bush on the success of their adventure in Iraq?

It would be interesting to read what they think, and also their last words, preferably on a gibbet!

GF.

Don't get jealous!


Somebody has to fancy Manuel!

gf
Have you met her?

Now it's come to the end of the trial, which lasted over 4 months, what is your £5 on?

'Guilty'? Or 'Not Guilty'?

I've got several bets, totalling £35: Mine is £5 each on 'Guilty' for each of:

Rebekah Brooks, Charlie Brooks, Andy Coulson, Mark Hanna, Stuart Kuttner, Clive Goodman and also Cheryl Carter.

Yes on here and thats enough thanks.

Dont forget she was the instigator.

Where have you been all day Hays????

Serving on at the local Food Bank.

H/S, I think you missed my post from last night.

"H/S, When do think that Ashcroft will come back into the fold? before the election sometime obviously of course."

Exec,

I might pay a tenner to put them away.

How did Rupert Bear get out of the noose?

Don't miss this. It's fantastic!

Brazil's Painted Streets - Ready for the World Cup

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