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From UWE and ULaw students overturn 95% of Department of Work and Pensions ‘fit for work’ decisions — hauling in £1million

UWE students can read? Who would have ever guessed it…

Clooney’s Anal — September 1, 4:37pm (42 likes at time of publication)

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From From UWE and ULaw students overturn 95% of Department of Work and Pensions ‘fit for work’ decisions — hauling in £1million

UWE students can read? Who would have ever guessed it…

Clooney’s Anal — September 1, 4:37pm (62 dislikes at time of publication)

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From Rookie criminal barrister, 34, stands as UKIP London mayoral candidate

It also has to do with the string of homophobic UKIP Councillors and parliamentary candidates. There is no lefty conspiracy to particularly drag UKIP over the coals. They should stop making homophobic remarks if they don’t want to be seen as homophobic…(continue reading)

Anonymous — September 2, 11:54am (780 words)

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From Contextual recruitment hits magic circle: firms to consider students’ economic background and personal circumstances

Meritocracy is not born from a computer system. My concern is who or what does the ‘equalising’? How can rely on these mysterious entities to accurately assess which candidates are most deserving? How is ‘most deserving’ defined? This is a superficial means of producing equality. It will inevitably result in the very poorest but the very best candidates being pushed out from the recruitment race as candidates lie about the hardships they’ve faced.

Anonymous — September 3, 2:06pm

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From Bagging a training contract: how it looks

I spilt a bit of beer on mine, rolled it up and used it to sniff a line of coke with, then finally used a quill and a drop blood to sign it; and then, finally, sealed the envelope with sealing wax and a lit cigar.

ALC — September 2, 7:44pm