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    The Last Argument
    It was strange how little blood there was. That was what was so cleaver, so devious, so cruel. And in the end so deadly. It wasn’t sudden and final but slow and painful. But it was still murder...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  06 Oct 2022
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    Only Spock from Star Trek would think this right 
    The building is on fire. There are two people trapped inside. There is only time for you to rescue one. One is a Nobel scientist on the verge of developing a cure for cancer that could potential...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  05 Oct 2022
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    Unsure about how to involve children in decision-making? This new guide is for you
    As we share ‘Listen, engage, have fun: Guide on involving children in Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) and Child Rights Impact Evaluation (CRIE)’, our Information...
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    Rebecca Spillane
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    Last updated:  04 Oct 2022
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    The Boozers and Losers 
    It was called Pub Golf. An after hours outing involving visiting 9 pubs or , “Holes” . Workers were scored on the fewest swigs to consume a specific alcoholic drink. The scores were later...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  30 Sep 2022
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    Prayer Room in DHSC
    The prayer rooms in QH are finally finished confirmation has just been received Alhamduillah. You should use rooms 1N06 (right side room is males & left side room is female). Here are some pics...
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    Nazia Lodhi
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    Last updated:  29 Sep 2022
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    Head Hunters tips 2 
    An extensive, well presented and interesting CV wont be enough to get you an interview in the Public Sector. It’s an application form and the important section is Supporting Information. You need...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  22 Sep 2022
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    Why geospatial professionals can lead the way on data
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH2uYH4Mhzo&list=PLbUnhSM_PFtYYCtbbQ6eJTo2o15DzZ3qn&index=7 We also have other thought-leadership videos explaining the importance of data (in a public...
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    Simon Roberts
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    Last updated:  22 Sep 2022
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    The language of ‘geospatial’ – are we missing a trick?
    It’s often mooted across our industry that we get bogged down in idiosyncratic language and ‘tech speak’, that your average person cannot possibly comprehend nor understand on face value. The...
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    Simon Roberts
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    Last updated:  22 Sep 2022
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    Some people are a lot better at the job than at being interviewed. 
    It’s not unheard of for the best person not to get the job because their performance at interview let them down. By best person I mean someone who meets all the criteria has bags of experience and...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  21 Sep 2022
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    The clue is in the Chinese proverb
    It starts off as a possible missing person enquiry. Then as is often the case suspicion falls on the partner. Is this a murder investigation? The husband is asked to recount the events leading...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  16 Sep 2022
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    The gate at the bottom of our yard.
    When I was very young, pre school,  I had a best friend who lived across the narrow alleyway behind our house. Every day at some point but usually after breakfast and lunch I would ask my mum...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  14 Sep 2022
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    From Rotherham with Love 
     Did you ever fantasise about being a spook. Working for the service. If you did I bet you didn’t think it would be like working for the LA! You would have to sign the Official Secrets Act but...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  09 Sep 2022
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    FINE Online
    The latest edition of our funding e-bulletin, FINE Online, published today:  ...
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    Jen Thompson
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    Last updated:  07 Sep 2022
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    Knowledge Hub upgrade and redesign
    After months of hard work, we’re thrilled to announce that the newly upgraded and refreshed Knowledge Hub is due to go live soon.  On the morning of Monday 19 September 2022, the updated...
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    Last updated:  06 Sep 2022
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    A new meaning to hitting the target
     You may have already come across this but for the half of the population not familiar with male public  toilets there are urinals with a difference in some locations. These urinals...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  06 Sep 2022
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    Cost of living crisis 
    There are reports of employers giving their staff hardship grants, low cost meals and vouchers to buy their children’s school uniforms. Others have set up food banks, provided salary advances,...
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    Blair McPherson
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    Last updated:  02 Sep 2022
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    Mental Health First Aid
    It's the first of September and already the evenings are drawing in. For many of us the shorter days have an impact on our mental wellbeing. It is far easier to be positive when we have long...
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    Liz Hodgman
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    Last updated:  02 Sep 2022
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    Take part in Home Office's Sustainability Awareness Week 
      You are all invited to attend Home Office’s Sustainability Awareness Week which will be taking place next week (5th-9th September) and is open to all civil and public...
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    Jenny-Aimee Nzabandora
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    Last updated:  31 Aug 2022
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    Sharpening your scenarios
    contact@wabisabifutures.com writes:   Section 1. Tension as a creative necessity Scenarios of potential futures are most interesting when they move beyond the utopia / dystopia binary, and ...
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    Nicholas Westbury
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    Last updated:  31 Aug 2022
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    Heating energy in parishes without mains gas
    Today, many people are concerned about the rising cost of heating their home in the coming winter. A recent investigation which looked at Energy Performance Certificates and other data for...
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    Bob Whitmarsh
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    Last updated:  30 Aug 2022
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