Monthly Archives: November 2010
Anytime, anyone….and you too
To follow up my last post:
recorded message ongoing,…….if you are calling about thenumebr you are calling abuot enter the full number ga
01332232xxx ga
order bt vision change package or talk about order 1 stop service 2 technical with bt vision 3 bills 4 ga
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please hold for an advisor……… Continue reading
Anytime, anyone….except you(!)
I am currently looking to reduce my telecomms bills at the moment – ever since I’ve been made redundant back at the start of September. Since then, my monthly phone/broadband bills have increased somewhat between 60 to 80%. It is all because of the 08xx numbers linked to various Government services, notably the JobCentre and Tax Credits office – plus other ad-hoc calls linked to my current predicament.
In short, I got to pay if I want information about jobs. There are free phones provided down at the JobCentres but they are no good Continue reading
Dering Interview on File on Four (BBC Radio 4)
Transcript kindly provided by Claire of Team Hado.
File on Four
Part of a programme looking more widely and whether charities be trusted to run public services well and honestly?
Dering section – 11.40
While the impact of reorganisation is troubling some volunteers, what concerns many managers of charities is the future financing of public sector contracts. They worry that, while they might be about to get a bigger slice of the cake, the cake itself is shrinking rapidly under the Chancellor’s cuts, and there’s real anxiety amongst smaller groups that they may face severe financial pressure from the way public sector contracts are awarded. Continue reading

