So if the other two people are already in position how can they make them re-apply for a job they are already doing?
what if another candidate i.e. Yourself applies and gets the position will they then be made redundant?
So the two people in post have just stepped up into the roles? If thatās the case then I suspect to fill the roles permanently then they have to go through the formal process of advertising, interviewing and appointing as a matter of policy.
Back in the day we used to post the job on a Friday afternoon with a 9am Monday close date. Usually didnāt get other applications so it was a done deal. Have been told thatās not appropriate / legal now.
I was there when these two had interviews for the permanent posts. So I donāt really understand how they are now advertising again. Yes @philippinesaint if someone else is more appointable then one or both of those two donāt have a job.
@cobham-saint indeed thatās not equal ops!
They must have changed the job spec or description somewhat to be able to make the people re-apply.
Unless the two that have the position are on a 3 month trial basis and have failed to make the grade. They will either be demoted back to their original positions or sacked.
Equal opportunities @intiniki ??
True to a point, but there are ways and means to hire the person you actually want to hireā¦ways and means.
Students buying their essays and dissertations from āessay millsā.
In the university sector we pretty much have plagiarism under control. It happens (in some cases quite a lot) but using the software at our disposal, we can pick up the most blatant instances and, indeed, more subtle forms of plagiarism. However, students are āgetting around thisā by paying essay writing companies to write their essays for them. This is almost impossible for us to categorically āproveā.
Do a google search for ābuying dissertationsā and youāll find pages and pages of hits for these companies. They get around it by writing the essay or dissertation and then asking the student to agree that they will only use it for research purposes. Of course, the student immediately puts their own name at the top and submits it as their own work.
In some cases, itās ridiculously obvious (for example, a struggling student, who has gone three months putting together and submitting poor drafts suddenly changing their topic and submitting a perfectly written piece of work). But even then, we canāt prove they bought it.
It is an insidious practice that makes a mockery of the whole academic process and is unfair on those students who work hard.
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I did a language degree 1994-1998 and mostly we handed in handwritten essays but had to type up our dissertation. We had access to computers and early internet searching.
We were asked to translate a part of I have a dream speech from English into Italian. Itās tricky from your own language into another. I spent a lot of time on it and got a good mark. One of my fellow students who was British born but one parent was Spanish and other Italian managed to find it already in Italian and submitted it. He was caught out as the lecturer had swapped a few paragraphs.
It was only in my last year of my masters in 2012 that we started to submit things through plagerism software. Iāve always been concerned I wasnāt quite getting it right but so far Iāve passed!.
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Iām sure Iāve read this somewhere else.
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They are going to put quail eggs in the chop suey
who puts quail eggs in chop suey?
please do not respond to that.
Depression is shit. Having been there myself I can testify that it ruins lives. Fair play to Steven Caulker for coming out and talking about his battle with it. We gave him a hard time when he was with us. He clearly wasnāt a well bunny. I hope he has gotten over it and wish him well for the future
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Todayās rubbernecking on M11. Our lane to a near standstill to have a good look at the accident on the other lane (3 cars and an overturned motor home). Now driving along fine. Disgraceful voyeurism.
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Digustingā¦I agree. 
ā¦did you get any pictures?
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My mum use to take us there in the 70ās and 80ā s. The tales I could tell. Hellās Angelās vs Hippies. Building an empire, well having five rizla and dog food stalls and it all started with an apple! 
Tent burning down and my sister and I being in hospital for months was a bit shit. Still went until the awful year of the bean field. My mumās place looked like M.A.S.H for a week after that. The police where drafted in from the minerās picket lines and used as an army to stop a twelfth year happening. Really canāt imagine such excessive force being used these days.
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Travellers invade Winchester Park and Ride?
The headline should be, lots of people park in a public car park and by doing so enter into a contract with the council.
Soā¦if they havenāt paid to park, ticket the fucking lot and pursue them until you have to impound vehicles if they remain unpaid.
And if there are caravans or vehicles not in spaces, tow them, as you would to any other motorist who is preventing people going about their normal business.
There are laws to prevent this - letās use them.
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Mates saying they havenāt got enough money for whatever summer activity when you know they easily dust off Ā£20-30 quid a week minimum on weed.
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If they have that much spare cash to spend on weed, their paper rounds must be bloody huge.
Watching TDF on Eurosport and they have the We Buy Any Car advert, saying āyeah if you sell your car privately you can get more money but why bother with the hassle??ā
We sold a car a couple of years ago, We Buy Any Car offered us Ā£1,500 for it BEFORE admin charges and the money they then take of for scratches, dents etc. etc.
Paid Ā£40 for an Auto Trader advert, evetnually sold the car for Ā£2,700!!
So yeah, I can put up with the hassle thanks!!
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They are lying bastards. They wonāt buy any car.
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