Coast to coast: Part 3
I make it up and over the footbridge to Platform 4 at Southampton Central station in time for my next train. I have a few minutes to spare. Which is just as well because the…
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Coast to coast: Part 2
We pick up at Brighton station on my journey from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Weymouth in Dorset. I was aiming, as before, to sit on the left-hand side of the train, hoping this would…
Coast to coast: Part 1
I’m excited, very excited. It’s my first overnight stay and my first rail trip for 16 months. I’m going from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Weymouth in Dorset via Brighton and Southampton. Departure from Eastbourne…
“Lost generation of over-50s”
It comes as no surprise that analysis of official data has suggested unemployed people over the age of 50 are more than twice as likely as younger groups to be out of work for at…
Now you see it
“Good luck with everything” – those were the last words my “work coach” said to me as we parted at the end of my final session seeking employment after six months of job hunting. That…
Turning a corner
I’ve been to a couple of leaving do’s for former colleagues in the last couple of weeks. It’s been nice to catch up with people and to remember stories or events from the past. But…
Fellow travellers
Two images left a lasting impression on me in Madrid. They weren’t the tourist sites of Plaza Mayor or Puerta del Sol. Instead, they were a sculpture and a living statue. The sculpture was inside…
What’s the big deal
I can’t understand what the fuss is about over a former MP turning up at a job centre to seek work. As I’ve chronicled on this blog, all sorts of people find themselves out of…
One door closes …
It’s six months since my corporate life came to an end when my post was made redundant. It’s also six months since I started blogging. Today also happens to be New Year’s Day so it’s…
What the Dicken’s
Its a sad day. The Apostrophe Protection Society has shut it’s doors. Retired journalist John Richards who started the Apostrophe Protection Society 18 years ago says he is cutting back on his commitment’s at the…