And with all those bank holidays stacking up in the next few days, I'll have my small business HR hat on tomorrow to get everyone paid in time for the additional one that Cameron kindly gave us to celebrate the royal wedding. This is the April 29th which is costing our modest business in the region of £3,000 in wages, which can't be covered by billing, since none of our vehicles will be running. Our employment contracts enable us to withhold a day's pay under the circumstances but we're not doing that, though I dare say that firms who do so will turn up in the press somewhere being dubbed as evil scrooges. The government's 30%-ish deductions month-in month-out, though, will continue to be unquestionably regarded as righteous.
Such is life. Sadly.
There's also a bit of a do going on at the Adam Smith Institute tomorrow evening if you are a blogger, which some people concede I may be, even if a trifle tabloid so they say. As such I will be trotting up there to be abused by Mark Wadsworth like last year.
In fact, here's a bit of trivia for you - I was initially pencilled in as a speaker at this year's event before an ASI staff change which led to their finally plumping for these lightweights.
Bloggers' Bash 2011: 'Blogging: Yesterday's news?'Pah! What do they know about inadequacy, pimples, and spewing and ranting, eh?
Title: Blogging: Yesterday's news?
Speakers: Tim Montgomerie (ConHome), Douglas Carswell MP (TalkCarswell.com) and Harry Cole (Guido Fawkes blogger)
Still, if you're going, perhaps I'll see you there. I shouldn't be hard to spot. Being a smoker, I'll be one of the few with two heads, surrounded by passers-by clutching their heart, while I laugh demonically and feast on a baby in a bun.
Why not come and say hello ... if you dare?
13 comments:
See you there DP!
Was planning to come up, unfortunately I'll be stuck at work.
Priorities, etc.
Would love to be there but:
1. It's in bloody London - would cost a couple of ton just to get there and back
2. I have an election to fight (and win?)
But I'm sure you'll have a jolly time - suggest they hold their next bash in Bradford. There would be curry.
Enjoy!
Mmmmm ... curry. :)
Wish I could be there. I enjoyed it last year. I do, however, have a good excuse which I'll tell you about some time.
I may be there, if they let me in!
I'll be there. Looks like plenty of other reprobates will be as well.
See you there folks!
Cheap in Belgium, innit! I pay €7.40 for 50g of GV here in Greece.
BTW, what the bloody hell is Tabs Tobacco? There's a huge choice on offer on the linked website.
Say hello to all the fag shops for me... and why not drop in Adinkerke's pub, the Rover's Return, for a quick pint or three?
Aha! So it's Harry Cole as a guest speaker rather than Paul Staines?
The Guido Fawkes site says that Guido will be there.
A shame for those hoping to be in the presence of the Great Organ-Grinder only to find that it's his bumptious and barely literate monkey who pitches up instead.
Sorry, Dick! Didn't know we had penciled you in. Philip has moved on to write for City AM and Sally is running our events now, so perhaps you got lost in the handover. Hope you had a good time anyway.
No worries Tom, was happy enough to be considered. And of course I enjoyed it, there was beer. :)
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