Green shoots?

[Napster]

Mixed news from a macro and micro perspective:

Inflation is now at its highest for 2 years at 3.8%
People claiming unemployment benefit rose sharply in January

However at work, we are exceeding our targets for the year.

How's your work situation?

 

[BrettieAngell]

One of the new unemployed in january!

 

[TrueBlue]

Unemployed looking for work - Construction industry is falling to pieces

 

[Pubey]

employed, got my fixed term contract extended for another 2 years. Hopefully going to get a Fellowship before all the health research money dries up.

We're one of the few department in the uni continuing to expand...

 

[EastStandBlue]

Technically speaking I'm unemployed now.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Still employed but I'd sack me quicksmart.

 

[Phippsy]

Employed but being a train driver does kind of cocoon me in a little bubble away from the worries of the outside world.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Unemployed looking for work - Construction industry is falling to pieces

No pun inteded though eh Scott

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Mixed news from a macro and micro perspective:

Inflation is now at its highest for 2 years at 3.8%
People claiming unemployment benefit rose sharply in January

However at work, we are exceeding our targets for the year.

How's your work situation?

Fantastic, all going well, company always expanding and servicing new fund manangement companies needs. Seems people are investing more in ISA'a Pep's etc rather than spending.

May not be great for the economy, but great for me and my employers.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I have noticed pubs are much emptier than before the recession.

This obviously impacts people like me that go from pub to pub looking for fruit machines ready to cough and the fights that invariably follow a decent payout

 

[Gremlin]

I thought this thread was going to be about Asian food, stir-frys and the like.

 

[RobM]

8 refineries in the UK, 2 for sale, India and China building the best refineries on the planet. Cheaper to import than to manufacture here. Work it out!

 

[McNasty]

8 refineries in the UK, 2 for sale, India and China building the best refineries on the planet. Cheaper to import than to manufacture here. Work it out!

Hanging on by the skin of your teeth ?

 

[osymandus]

8 refineries in the UK, 2 for sale, India and China building the best refineries on the planet. Cheaper to import than to manufacture here. Work it out!

The best or teh cheapest that fit within in are modern streamlined model (i.e cheap )