In this episode Tom and I discuss the following-
Trade unions: have they lost their power? Are workers suffering? Is this a natural change that is unavoidable?
How long has Boris got left?
The recent Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade
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My recent experience dealing with ASUS on a Chromebook repair.
What’s the next big thing and do we even need it?
Is life meant to be hard?
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We make them more human than they are.
I didn’t have much time to edit this one so the sound may be ropey in places.
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Joanne and I discuss our ignorance of other people’s lives and answer some questions-
Would you take in a refugee? You talk a good left-wing game. Sam
Why do you stick with Apple? The products are so boring and closed-down. Kennie
– Related to this tweet– ‘Apparently, Russia has now blocked the App Store. This means Russian users won’t be able to install any apps, download VPNs or perform any software and security updates. It also means that Putin’s grip internally is getting tighter and tighter!’
Hope Murray is OK at the moment. Will you get another dog and if so, would you get another Cavalier? I adore mine. Liza
Why don’t you do YouTube? Surely blogs are dead. Kevin
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Created by McGST.
Jo and I discussed our desire to change where we live, the jobs we do and so much more in the latest episode. It seems that we are not alone as the following from The Sunday Times states-
Just when we thought we had the pandemic beaten, it brings a further wave of pain: we are burning out and dropping out en masse. New figures show that midlife Britain is in peril of doing a Reggie Perrin — leaving its work clothes piled on the beach and disappearing.
Official figures last week showed that since the start of the pandemic in 2020, nearly a quarter of a million Britons aged between 50 and 65 have left paid work altogether and are not actively seeking new jobs.
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Note: not sure I got the audio quality totally right on this one as it was a last minute decision to record it.
Why is Boris Johnson still Prime Minister? I think I know why.
The explosion of complaints over Jimmy Carr’s World War II joke is worrying.
Site update: running out of space…
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The Withings Scanwatch is the best hybrid watch I have used to date, and possibly the best fitness watch of all.
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What is it about Wordle that works so well?
If you didn’t work in the NHS what would you do? Has the pandemic made you more proud to work in medicine or are you burnt out like so many others have said they are? Jo
What do you think will have changed in 20 years time and where will you be? Huggo
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Tom and I talked for some time about ideas to improve the lives of everyone and how we should be levelling up opportunities. We inevitably discussed moving on from Covid and, at the end, fell back into old ground. It went on for longer than I expected so maybe ignore the last 20 minutes!;)
References-
12 “myths” about education in Finland debunked
End State by James Plunkett
Inside Barnet hospital
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I tried to be positive when looking back on 2021, I really did.
I failed of course, but I am more positive about 2022. Thanks for visiting the site and listening to the podcast this year. I hope you all have a peaceful and safe Christmas and New Year.
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