Looks like IDS blew another gasket on LBC last week.



In the words of his party leader he needs to, 'calm down dear'.



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It is well worth listening to the recording of that – very good indeed.

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This bit was interesting:



Oops. Did IDS just open HMG up to prosecution for breaking Minimum Wage laws?

Does that help?

Well it's interesting, isn't it?

On the face of it he just drove a coach and horses through his own departments carefully constructed 'these are still benefits not wages' smokescreen.

It's one of those situations where you'd love to have the money to fund a legal challenge.

Yep same here, last year I bought a 3 year old 1.6 Astra with 16k mileage ex-motability for £5k, just had it MOT'd and serviced and its still virtually good as new.

I look after mine pretty well too. I've lost a wheel trim so will be forking out to buy a set of 4 Citroen ones from the dealership. You get a "good condition" bonus if you return the car pristine, if not, they bill you for any work/damage done, so it actually pays you to keep it in good condition.

Just listened to it and it shows perfectly the comments made in the blog:

".....it rarely seems worth my while to let them read their PR notes out loud, answer any questions but the ones I ask and glide glibly over any attempts to root the exchange in reality."

They don't need to use agencies to recruit at that level - suggest that is a red herring. Is this the best environment with which to evaluate people if you are basically force-feeding them in these roles?