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Sacked charity shop worker ‘didn’t fuss about enough’

Charity shop worker Gladys Evans, 72, was sacked for gross misconduct after ‘failing to demonstrate the required levels of unnecessary activity’, a disciplinary tribunal was told today.

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Posted: Nov 6th, 2012
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British youth inspired by menial Olympic support roles

‘We hoped that a new generation would dare to dream of one day carrying in the athletes’ tracksuits after a race, or measuring how far the discus was thrown.’

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Posted: Aug 11th, 2012
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Esther Rantzen launches ‘Lib Dem Line’

Esther Rantzen, founder of the child protection charity ChildLine, has launched a new crusade to protect abused Liberal Democrats following their recent trouncing in the Inverclyde by-election.

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Posted: Jul 2nd, 2011
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Impatient horde of Big Society volunteers still unsure what they should be doing

thousands give uo day's work to ask what they can do for nothingTens of thousands of people who became excited by the new government’s ‘Big Society’ plans to run the country on volunteer labour are this week unsure what exactly it is they are meant to be doing, who they should be signing up with, and when it is they will be able to take over the running of the country.

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Posted: Sep 9th, 2010
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