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Daily Archives: 20/05/2012
David Cameron’s radical plan to reform jobs red tape
He will throw his weight behind a far-reaching report which calls for a bonfire of regulations that employers say are stifling job creation.
The report by Adrian Beecroft, a venture capitalist, will be published in full this week after months of delay.
The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that it will call for firms to be given much greater flexibility to make redundancies; for the lifting of restrictions on the equality laws that industry says are stifling job creation, and for a cap on employment tribunal payouts.
Mr Cameron will risk severe tensions with the Liberal Democrats by backing such far-reaching proposals but will use his support to attempt to reassure business that the Government is “pro-growth”, after a bruising reaction to the Queen’s Speech.
The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that the 15-page document, drawn up by Mr Beecroft after he was given access to Government lawyers, has 20 proposals including:
Don’t mention the score: Angela Merkel looks stony-faced as David Cameron celebrates Chelsea victory
So the Prime Minister could be forgiven for not being quite so humble in victory when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to take the Champions League title last night.
Mrs Merkel looked less than impressed as Didier Drogba hurtled his penalty past Manuel Neuer to seal the match while Mr Cameron threw his hands in the air in double fist pump.
Barack Obama, who was standing diplomatically between the two, also appeared engrossed in the game although he kept his hands firmly clasped behind his back.
The three world leaders watched the match during the G8 summit in where Mr Cameron has called for world leaders to draw up “strong contingency plans” for the break-up of the euro after discussing the European debt crisis with Barack Obama.
The Prime Minister also urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to emulate the Bank of England by printing new money to inject into the European economy.
Senior Center
ALRIGHT, who’s the wise guy that sent this to me?
Decreased or Poor Judgment
One of the 10 Warning Signs of great concern to adult children of those with Alzheimer’s is the decrease in judgment apparent as the disease progresses.
This warning sign is more obvious if someone has always been really frugal and especially careful with their finances. Watch for sudden increases in spending or giving large sums of money away to perfect strangers who call or happen by the house.
Edward Hopper at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, June 6-September 18, 2012
[Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza] The American painter Edward Hopper (Nyack, 1882 - New York, 1967) was one of the foremost exponents of twentieth-century Realism. Although he did not attract the attention of critics or the public for much of his life and was forced to work as an illustrator to earn a living, his works are now icons of modern life and society…
Shadow Poetry
But Now…
I used to talk to myself as I was schzophrenic, but now we are OK.
I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
Curtesy of augustinehippo1 (mainly).
Immaculate Conception?
A mother and her daughter were at the gynecologist’s office. The mother asked the doctor to examine her daughter. “She has been having some strange symptoms and I’m worried about her,” the mother said.
The doctor examined the daughter carefully and then announced, “Madam, I believe your daughter is pregnant.”
The mother gasped, “That’s nonsense! Why, my little girl has nothing whatsoever to do with men.” She turned to the girl. “You don’t, do you, dear?”
“No, mumsy,” said the girl. “Why, you know that I have never so much as kissed a man!”
The doctor looked from mother to daughter, and back again. Then, silently he stood up and walked to the window, staring out. He continued staring until the mother felt compelled to ask, “Doctor, is there something wrong out there?”
“No, Madam,” said the doctor. “It’s just that the last time anything like this happened, a star appeared in the East and I was looking to see if another one was going to show up.”
Curtesy of augustinehippo1
