I guess it must be the Trade Union Rep coming out in me but I really cringe at Labour laws in Canada. In fact North America as a whole are far from getting “work-life balance” right. The first thing that really hit me when working in a full time job in Canada was the lack [...]
May
7
Denied a Vote
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I was quite distraught being denied to vote in this years UK General Election. The criteria for an overseas voter is that your overseas voting application must be countersigned by another British person living anywhere overseas….but not someone in the UK. I’m not sure who made this rule up but it seems a tad idiotic [...]
May
7
I knew that Jonathan Ross was a fan of comics but didn’t realise that he would be writing one. I was in my favourite comic store Golden Age Collectables just the other week and was drooling over the new issues that had arrived and spotted Johnathan’s name on one, so I picked it up out [...]
May
6
Tube vs Translink
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I have to admit I’m not a big fan of public transport and bit of a critic when it comes to their services but felt the urge to compare my experiences between London Transport and Vancouver’s Translink services. First, to get things into perspective following are some statistics on both cities which indicates London has [...]