- Baroness Ashton, Who? - Baroness Ashton (Cathy Ashton) the worlds most highly paid female politician! Effectively she is Europe's Foreign Secretary and has a track record for seeking to appease Muslims by wiping out any reference to the Christian faith in statements, press releases etc. A row erupted on Wednesday when a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers chaired by Baroness Ashton broke up after failing to agree a statement about religious persecution in Egypt and Iraq. Firstly we have to stop pandering to all the other faiths, respect them yes but if anything within the Christian... Read full post here
- Budget Day Tomorrow, Don't Worry About The Politics, Just Do It! - Its George Osborne's day tomorrow, it is budget day and his chance to forget about the politics of the coalition, his chance to make or break the success of the government. Its George Osborne's day tomorrow, it is budget day and his chance to forget about the politics of the coalition, his chance to make or break the success of the government, be brave George and note below the area's you need to hit and hit hard, you need to: incentivise employers to employ people get rid of the paperwork and restrictions... Read full post here
- Cameron Playing Dangerous Game! - David Cameron is playing a very dangerous game with his own supporters and the country! Now I am getting into a seeming rut of always being critical of this coalition but I really do want them to be successful and they must be successful for the country's sake, what I also want though is a Conservative Party to vote for at the next General Election. There are two area's which will stop the UK becoming the dynamic country it should be: To get the Lib Dem's into the coalition David... Read full post here
- Cameron tries the Politics of Foreign Affairs! - In politics David Cameron has many talents but 2 he lacks are a knowledge/sense of history and touch/feel. On his trip to Pakistan he has given them: £650million towards schooling When we are so short of money, making soldiers redundant whilst fighting 2 wars and cancelling some of our own schools building programs Sensitive roadside bomb technology. To help them combat roadside bombs which have been laid by the Taliban who are funded by Pakistan, how long before this information is passed to the Taliban? Then, David... Read full post here
- Climate Change, is it Man Made or Not, I think Not! - Is it man-made, Climate Change I think not, made by the Sun is Climate Change! Climate Change, yes we are still on the climate change theme, I had three tweets in reply which made the case for man-made climate change but I do wish commentors would comment on the blog rather than Twitter or perhaps that just means they have not read the article on the blog which is typical of the man-made climate change fraternity! The tweets are below, together with their relevant links, which are quite convincing if you are blind but we don't hide... Read full post here
- Credit Card Rates Average 18.9% - The banks, who between them nearly bankrupt the worlds economies! The banks, who between them nearly bankrupt the worlds economies and were saved only by a massive injection of public funds are repaying us by charging exorbitant interest charges on any borrowings with credit cards now averaging 18.9%. Even with Bank of England (BOE) rates being the lowest in history the bankers are living up to their reputation of being just 'crooks in suits', even if you can get a load/credit the interest rates are sky-high with precious little help for the mortgage market, they are the... Read full post here
- Dangerous Times, Real Politics, a Time to Choose! - A little less than 5 years from now this country will really have to choose! A little less than 5 years from now this country will really have to choose, this will be the world of real politics and we will have to make fundamental choices which affect our freedoms, political system, way of life in fact our very identity. In May this year we will have to vote for or against the AV form of proportional representation (PR), to put this in perspective, if AV (PR) had been our voting system since the last world... Read full post here
- European Union - can the Merkozy Partnership save the Euro-Zone - European Union, can the Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy partnership save the Euro and where do we stand now that David Cameron has vetoed the suggested treaty changes? Can the Merkozy partnership save the Euro and the European Union long-termYes they can but, and it is a big but, only if they genuinely create a United States of Europe out of the European Union with one treasury, one fiscal policy and yes this is full monetary union which can only lead to full political union and that is the rub. The treaty as it is relies on the consenting countries sticking to the... Read full post here
- European Union - hear the TRUTH if you DARE! - The European Union, Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and the TRUTH! The European Union and the government of this country, things you really need to know and I don't need to write much about this, it is self explanatory but we do need to take action NOW! If we don't take action it will be too late, it almost is too late so action is urgent. The video is a UKIP video but have an open mind and when you have listened to the video please comment, give us your views, it is what democracy is about. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Ymii1h32k&feature=youtu.be Read full post here
- European Union - Senior Conservatives Demand a Referendum - Even before the current troubles within the European Union and the Euro-Zone public support for the EU was probably less than 40%, the latest poll shows 92% for withdrawal! The European Union and the Euro-Zone are failing institutions but they are failing institutions we must support because a collapse of the European Union would be catastrophic for the world economy. let alone the UK economy. Mark Pritchard, Secretary of the 1922 Committee Withdrawal from the European Union would have real advantages for the UK with little downside provided the negotiations were handled skillfully The European Union and... Read full post here
- European Union - UK's Stated View is the opposite to Germany - The UK's stated view on the European Union is totally opposite to the German view and David Cameron has to appreciate this, the Conservative Party view that we want to be in the European Union but not ruled by it is not the view of the rest of the European Union. We have heard some sensible talk, not all but some, from Cameron this week, Cameron talked about the European Union becoming a network rather than a block, now this is very similar to the old Conservative mantra of wanting to be a part of the European Union but not... Read full post here
- European Union - William Hague is WRONG on the European Union! - William Hague's assertion that the majority of British people do not want to leave the European Union and just want a changed relationship is wrong and bad for Britain! I am a long time admirer of William Hague and he shares a lot of my beliefs and concerns but on his assertion that the majority of British people do not want to leave the European Union and just want a changed relationship, he is badly wrong. William Hague The European Union question just will not go away and some day our politicians will have to... Read full post here
- European Union and the Euro-Zone, have we avoided disaster? - After many false starts the European Union leaders, in particular the Euro-Zone 17, have come up with a solution to their crisis which has/had the capacity to engulf the worlds economies, but is it enough? The European Union leaders have produced a solution which they hope will save the Euro-Zone economies but do they really understand the technicalities of what they have created, have they really accepted the folly in the way the Euro-Zone was originally set up, are they really going to get full agreement for essentially a United States of Europe consisting of 17 countries and what... Read full post here
- For all the Lib Dem Politics and Anger, they didn't show up! - For all their Liberal politics and anger towards the NHS reforms they just did not turn up for the debate, for a party so bullish about its intentions they fall at the first hurdle The Labour party put down an amendment criticising the NHS bill which was debated last night but only a handful bothered to turn up, it just shows their commitment to government, mind you it went on until 7.00pm so they were probably all tucked up in bed! The Lib Dem's have a problem, they signed up to this NHS reform bill and... Read full post here
- Good luck to Lewis Hamilton and Spurs - Last day of the football season with Spurs playing Birmingham to claim a European place and It's a good day tomorrow, last day of the football season with Spurs playing Birmingham to claim a European place and Lewis Hamilton taking 3rd place on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix. Good luck to Lewis and Spurs Lets get the double although I am sorry about Birmingham, it is my birth city and I of course have a soft spot for it, pity the match is so important to Spurs! Read full post here
- GORDON BROWN, Politics, the Dream Crumbles! - So, the knives are out for Gordon Brown, this is the world of politics and some in the Labour Party are even longing for the Blair era which they perceive as being successful. Well before we look at the Blair era let's be honest, the polls were going south for Labour long before Gordon Brown took over in fact Blair got out before he was humiliated and with a totally damaged reputation but Brown has been so bad he has almost single-handed repaired the Blair reputation! It has always amazed that the left-wing press has been... Read full post here
- HAPPY NEW YEAR - A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR To family, friends, colleagues past and present and followers of 'Its just life! LETS MAKE IT A GOOD ONE! Read full post here
- I Just Despair - I really do despair, the other night I called in to McDonald's for a late meal, the first thing that strikes you is the amount of people eating in their car!Now, I can't for the life of me see what the attraction is to eating in your car when you can eat sitting at a table inside McDonald's and the only thing missing then is a table-cloth and knife & fork, the thing that really gets me though is that after eating in their car everyone just dumps the rubbish on the floor and drives off, no upbringing, no pride.... Read full post here
- If They Only Understood What They Are Saying! - If only they understood what they are saying, or perhaps that would be frightening! Listening to Ed Miliband last night, it was the new labour press conferences with Miliband and Johnson, it appears Ed Miliband is a supporter of the proportional representation (PR) via AV vote and will be on the 'Yes' platform. Ed Miliband commented that PR/AV offered more democracy and was a much overdue reform to the voting system, well first when a politician offers more democracy it usually means less democracy and PR/AV is a point in case, one of Miliband's big charges against the coalition government has... Read full post here
- Increase your Online Sales - Ten Mind Blowing Ways To Increase Your Online Sales 1. Show your prospects how much enthusiasm you have for your product and business, if you're convincing enough, they will be enthusiastic too. 2. End your sales letter or ad copy with a strong closing statement, it could be a free bonus, a discount price, a benefit reminder, an ordering deadline, etc. 3. Please your complaining customers, you can refund their money, give them a discount, give them a free gift, solve the problem quickly, etc. - the most loyal... Read full post here
- Ken Clark Pleads with Tory MP's! - Ken Clark last night pleaded with Tory rebels Ken Clark last night pleaded with Tory rebels not to jeopardise his plans to give prisoners the vote, if ever a politician was out of touch then it is Ken Clark, it just shows what a disaster he would have been as Tory leader. I think it is about time Ken retired, talented and in his way brilliant man but past his sell by date in the world of real politics and he just does not represent the electorate and would have us as party of a... Read full post here
- Labour is really getting wound up - Labour is really getting wound up with the combined bill covering the voting reform referendum on May 5th and the proposal to reduce the number of MP's from 650 to 600 and equalise constituency sizes so that they are all nominally the same size.Firstly Labour broadly supports the referendum and a large part of the leadership support the principle of proportional representation (PR), they would because as I have often said PR simply means, in real politics, politicians in the main parties stay close to the levers of power whatever the election result i.e. it is very difficult to kick them... Read full post here
- Lib Dem politics and their misunderstanding of the poll result - It is getting a boring writing continuously about Lib Dem politics and their problems at the polls last week but really the Lib Dem's have got it wrong! It is getting a boring writing continuously about Lib Dem politics and their problems at the polls last week but really the Lib Dem's have got it wrong, just look at Nick Clegg's take on the election results. And in a clear message to activists uneasy about working together with their traditional foes, the Lib Dem leader insisted there would "never again" be a return to the policies... Read full post here
- Libya, we don't actually know what we have ended up with! - The truth is that despite all the jubilation we don't actually know what we have ended up with, we may have just exchanged one tyrant for many others! Libya - Gaddafi may have been a vicious and ruthless tyrant but it may be that the many factions within Libya needed that type of leadership to control them, believe me the various elements within Libya are equally ruthless and power hungry and could result in another Czechoslovakia where the various factions fought for several years after Tito's departure. It should be remembered that is only a few weeks ago that the opposition... Read full post here
- Management and Leadership: What's the difference? - Management and leadership are often described as if they are both the same but in reality they are very different. While there are areas of commonality there are areas of difference. So what are some of the differences? 1. Focus A lot of what managers do is focussed on the here and now or short-term. While leaders may also have to focus on the short-term, for example, in times of crisis, their focus will generally be more on the medium to longer term. 2. Creativity Management is generally about maintaining what is already in place and making... Read full post here
- Nick Clegg and Control Orders - I see Nick Clegg is getting his pants in a twist about Control Orders, this was a Lib Dem manifesto pledge to scrap them, Clegg has now had to modify his language to say Control Orders will be changed. Control Orders are essential, the authorities are certain the people being held under Control Orders have taken part in terrorist activities and are a danger to the public but they can't be deported back to their own country because the Human Rights Act deems that... Read full post here
- Nick Clegg and the Lib Dem's politics agenda - Nick Clegg, trying to socially engineer the politics of the world, haven't we got more important fish to fry? Nick Clegg, along with Vince Cable is showing himself to be patently unfit for government and the responsibilities of government and David Cameron, if he is to get a second term must start plowing a Conservative furrow. Nick Clegg on the other hand isn't interested in the mood of the majority of the country, he is just following his own little Lib Dem agenda of social engineering in the vain of Harriet Harman. ... Read full post here
- Police Silent on Asian Sex Gangs - Police are refusing to speak out about Asian sex gangs for fear of appearing 'institutionally racist', a senior officer has said! Mick Gradwell, a former detective superintendent, said the targeting of underage and vulnerable young girls has been going on for decades.He added: 'You have girls being abused and raped yet the most senior police officers are refusing to comment on it for fear of being accused of being institutionally racist, if these were white or black british men it would be major news and they would be on TV talking about it. In the... Read full post here
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- Politics - a needless fight and a waste of an opportunity! - In the world of politics you get certain opportunities to make an impression on history, if David Cameron has a talent it is for missing these opportunities! In the politics of Westminster Labour will make hay with this vote, 81 Tories voted against the government, already they are saying the Conservative Party is divided and falling apart over the European Union and that Cameron has lost control over his back benchers, which is of course nonsense. David Cameron has had several other, if not so obvious, opportunities to steer a different course but all have been missed and almost... Read full post here
- Politics - Who do the Lib Dem's think they are! - Politics in this country is just not suited to the undemocratic politics that the Lib Dem's crave for through Proportional Representation and Coalition government. Politics in the UK is based on true democracy, if you get the most seats and an overall majority you are in and expected to get on governing the country in line with you manifesto, our system of First Past the Post only very rarely produces a coalition, which is good because coalitions are undemocratic! Cameron did not call Nick Clegg to ask his permission to carry that strategy out, why should he, it... Read full post here
- Politics and the AV Vote, a bit one dimensional - The AV/FPTP campaign is making 'Its Just Life' a bit one dimensional! Politics and the AV/FPTP campaign is making 'Its Just Life' a bit one dimensional so we are leaving the AV vote alone for a week, I will try anyway, and widen our horizons a little, maybe even leave politics alone altogether or maybe not! Stay tuned Read full post here
- Politics and Twitter, a lot of RUBBISH about AV! - There are a lot of tweets going around which are simply talking rubbish about the politics of AV/PR and its effect! Let us get the facts straight AV will help the smaller parties, in particular the 3rd largest party and could help parties such as the BNP gain a small foothold in British politics. Whilst it is true that the 2nd preference votes of the BNP would likely go to the 2 main parties taking them away from the BNP, a large number of the main parties 2nd preference votes could go... Read full post here
- Politics or Lifestyle Choices, it's a Rum Old World! - Politics, people, lifestyle or whatever the world just gets funnier, you couldn't make it up! Sorry, your grass cuttings are too sticky, the politics of political correctness. A disabled mans wheely bin was not emptied because the grass was too sticky, the jobsworth bin men just give 2 goes on the bin lorry and then give up, the council said it was not in their job description to loosen grass! I am old enough to remember real bin men who collected the bins from the rear of the house, up the bin went on their shoulder and it... Read full post here
- Politics, Bankers and the Naive Greedy World of Power! - So is politics just about power, are politicians, bankers etc just greedy and naive about any world other than their own! POLITICS Forgetting about party loyalties, the main problem with politics and politicians today is that so few of them have experienced real life, they leave school and go to university followed by a short venture into the outside world and then research within a political party. This is then followed by a parliamentary seat and then, in some cases, leadership of the party, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and David Cameron, now Cameron is a very... Read full post here
- Politics, Bankers and the security of your money! - Remember the banking crises and all the politics and concerns about the security of bank deposits, how could you forget it! Think about the politics and all the concerns, we were told that the first £50k was secured if a bank went down and were advised to split our money between banks to take account of multiple £50k guarantees, the £50k was later increased to £85k. Well the banks have lately been sending out letters which many may not have read, in effect it appears the £85k is not now per bank but an accumulation of all accounts,... Read full post here
- Politics, Cameron, Lansley, Miliband, Clegg and the NHS - Politics, David Cameron, Andrew Lansley, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, they are all leading characters in the NHS farce showing at the Parliament Theatre. So let's get on with putting some sense into the proceedings and really dig out the politics and the truth, who really is battling to save and develop the NHS into the world-class organisation it really should be, the NHS must end up as THE world leader in health care and the envy of the world. Lets take these characters in reverse order: Nick Clegg Please, do not... Read full post here
- Politics, it is Politics Mr Clegg, NOBODY is listening to YOU! - So here we go again, the pigmy of British politics is again throwing his weight and authority around, which far exceeds his democratic mandate, to protect his precious European Union! Politics and coalitions just do not provide democratic, representative government, here we have Nick Clegg with a miniscule mandate acting as if he was the government but let us analyse the main Lib Dem policies and then maybe we can understand the man who thinks of himself as a main stream politician. A selection of Lib Dem policies: Unlimited Immigration High taxes, particularly on the successful... Read full post here
- Politics, NHS reforms and just who is Prof. Steve Field - In politics terms Prof. Field is obviously a loose cannon because constructive as some of his suggestion are what will be remembered from his interview with the Guardian is the headline 'Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms are unworkable, says review chief' Well whether you call it politics or not David Cameron seems to have shot himself in the foot with his appointment of Prof. Steve Field to review the NHS reforms. Prof. Field is obviously a loose cannon because constructive as some of his suggestion are what will be remembered from his interview with the Guardian is the headline 'Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms are... Read full post here
- Politics, what in the world of politics is going on? - Politics, what in the world of politics is going on, Lord Mandelson is about to buy an £8million house, just where does he get his money, Cameron is on his 5th holiday and Cleggy is muttering about a wealth tax, I thought the economy was in trouble and Ming Campbell wants to protect the Human Rights Act! Politics and the problems of this country are a big arena so where do we start, lets start by just working through the individual politicians starting with Ming Campbell who has said we must not water down Human Rights, Ming Campbell is of course a Lib Dem and... Read full post here
- Real Politics and Life! - Just a few thoughts and snippets from the real politics and life of today. At last, Ed balls has admitted that the last Labour government left the largest structural deficit in the industrialised world and bear in mind, Ed Balls and Ed Milliband were two of the 'brains' behind the disaster which was the last Labour Government so we take no lectures on economics from those two gentlemen. Ken Clark has a lot going against him such as Europe, soft on prisoners etc. but he is also bringing forward 2 excellent changes in legislation to deal with... Read full post here
- Redundant, then wounded, the Politics of the Budget Cuts! - The second phase of the MOD redundancy notices to our troops on the front line have started to go out, in the world of real politics what will be the political cost of soldiers being wounded or killed after receiving their redundancy notice. But just why are we doing it, we know all about the deficit but I firmly believe that soldiers who sign up to lay their life on the line for their country should not be subject to redundancy at any time, their job has to be secure and there is actually no need! ... Read full post here
- Spurs did well up to half time, Man. United 3 Spurs 0 - Well done, Manchester United 3 Spurs 0, got that one wrong but Spurs played really well up until half time! Spurs did really well and were comfortable for about 2 thirds of the game and then they tired very fast, Man. United scored and we were easy meat, so what has Harry got to do? Harry seems to rate them but I have no faith in either Defoe, Crouch or Pav, neither would get into a top 4 side and so they shouldn't be in ours, which will be the case if Harry brings in a... Read full post here
- Spurs game, Manchester United 1 Spurs 3, my prediction! - Good luck to the Spurs tonight, pity about Modric but he is not interested in Spurs, just money! Sadly for Spurs they are now saying Modric has gone on strike, say's a lot about the player but by the end of the season he could very well find the move was a big mistake, if he does go please lets get in some quality young players. I am very nervous about Diarra, can't see where he is needed and Ady from Manchester City is a big gamble, you have just under 2 weeks Harry to identify 2/3... Read full post here
- SPURS, the season starts HERE, Come on you SPURS! - Tottenham Hotspur, yes the season does start here and we will see what the Harry Redknapp selection is, very interesting! Spurs season has to start now to stand a chance of making 3rd/4th place but don't write us off, it wasn't all bad news, I see Harry has blamed the first 2 games on players wanting to leave and that is partly true, if we had been able to field a fit Sandro and motivated Modric in midfield against Manchester United we would probably have won. With the Manchester City result Harry must take a large part of the blame,... Read full post here
- Starbucks, both sides of the story - This is a follow on from our post titled 'Boycott Starbucks' it tells both sides of the story which we are pleased to publish so read and make up your own mind Breaking a coffee rumor - Starbucks does in fact support our troops, and they can prove it! Summary: An email is circulating that claims Starbucks is against the war-on-terror and is against supporting our troops. Boycott Watch looked into the claim and discovered that the author of the email made an error and apologized for it, yet the erroneous email lives... Read full post here
- The Cost of Petrol and Diesel Phew! - I read this morning that David Cameron's plans to alleviate the price of fuel are unworkable, a simple solution then is to reduce by 25% the obscene taxes/duty already applied to petrol and diesel, George Osborne will say the treasury need the money because of the appalling government debt but the boost it will give to the economy will easily make up the difference and it will help control inflation. The Lib Dem's will be up in their little green arms but they would bankrupt the country anyway. Go on David, be brave. Read full post here
- The Defence of the Realm! - I seem to spend my life warning Cameron about this and that, it is though because I really do want him to be a success but he does require tugging back into line on a regular basis, that is of course assuming he takes any notice of 'Its just life!' We are worried still about his defence cuts, with no aircraft carriers and no Harriers exactly what does he think Argentina will do as soon as they see us vulnerable, yes you have it, they will invade the Falklands again and we will not be... Read full post here
- The Politics and Funny side of AV - The lighter side of politics and AV, hope you find it funny, funny but true! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQq70aH7Uf8&feature=player_embedded Read full post here
- The Politics of Ed Balls, its nothing to do with ME! - The politics of Ed Balls who thinks the deficit has been overplayed, there really is no such problem and the cuts are far too deep! The politics of Ed Balls who thinks the deficit has been overplayed, there really is no such problem and the cuts are far too deep but what everyone has to understand is that for the current government to get re-elected the deficit must be cleared well before the next election to allow prosperity to be recognised. So it is Ed Balls job to sabotage and try to slow down the cuts because if he can't then... Read full post here
- The Politics of Fact not Fiction! - This whole AV vote is getting boring, it's just a shame that for democratic politics in this country a NO VOTE to AV is so important! I intended leaving the NO to AV campaign alone for a few weeks but I just had to follow-up on 2 recent Tweets from Cleggstapo which needed the extra space of a blog, why not join in the debate by commenting below, if there is a demand I can quickly set up a forum! 1) Cleggstapo says: @dalewood Tories & Labour to blame for expenses scandal, illegal war & economic collapse... Read full post here
- Thinking about the Politics of the Bank Bail Outs! - I have been puzzling about the politics involved and the real legacy of the bank bail outs. I have been puzzling about the politics involved and the real legacy of the bank bail outs, exactly how much money was involved and how much are the government getting back! At one end of the scale a figure for the bank bail outs was put at £850billion and at the other end a figure of £1.5trillion has been mentioned, Mervyn King the Governor of the Bank of England puts the figure at £1trillion and as the... Read full post here
- Top Draw CV Writer - Some fantastic news for the followers of 'Its just life', we have decided to merge our 'Top Draw CV Writer' team into 'Its just life' The 'Top Draw CV Writer' team produce handcrafted individual CVs, they do not use CV writing software, every CV is carefully produced by a skilled CV writer who is experienced in the job market. Currently there could be 400 applicants for each management job, don't miss your dream career move through poor preparation and your CV is the cornerstone of that preparation. There are 3 options... Read full post here
- Whether it be Politics or Lifestyle this is a Christian country - Whatever walk of life, whether we are talking about politics or lifestyle this country remains a Christian Country! This country really is full of jobsworth, do-gooding, politically correct junkies who are hell bent on destroying all our traditions built up over many thousands of years, the problem is that these non-entities have now got themselves into positions of power. We now have the case of Dr Richard Scott who is under investigation and could lose his job and his crime, he spoke to a patient about Jesus, it looks like we are quickly getting to the... Read full post here
- William, William, the Politics of Libya, what happened? - William Hague is without question the most talented member of the coalition. In the current world of British politics William Hague is without question the most talented individuald around, one of the few with a true sense of history, so just how did he find himself in this mess, it can be blamed on the politics of the last Labour government but the Conservative Party must not copy Labour, who continually blamed the Conservative Party for 13 years, they must just move on and put things right. If we go back to 1997, when... Read full post here
- You MUST Train in these Tough Times! - It can be easy to postpone training programs or even cut altogether In any economic downturn, it can be easy to postpone training programs or even cut training altogether, visionary leaders, however, realise that training should not be an expendable line budget item, great companies realize the value of their staffs, and tend to focus even more on staff development in tough economic times. Trained employees will be more confident, productive and resilient. The Reality It’s safe to say that in tough times management’s attention turns to cost... Read full post here
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