day 5

Well i have applied for a job as a concierge with the district council,whether i will be successful is another matter.In the past when it came to working for the council , nepotism played a big part in gaining employment,the jobs were advertised but were already given to employees family members,so giving ordinary public no chance at an interview(if you were lucky enough to get that far).Maybe with a change of administration, the S.N.P. things will change for the better.

day 4

Well is it back to the drawing board for, me do i go to college at my age(52)if i do what do i study ,what companies will start up again .The future for me is non existant(job wise)ageism is against employment laws but it does exist so what do i do.

Day 3

Well the newspapers are saying that the unemployment figures have now reached 2 million,will courses such as d.e.a.p. (like the one i am currently on run by the Claverhouse group)be able to cope with the demand.Gordon Brown says that training is the answer but what do people train for ,does he have a crystal ball telling him which industries or job types will be available after the economic crisis is over and where are the facilities such as machine shops etc.to train everybody.dundee has very little now in the manufactuing or fabrication side of industry so what exactly do we train for.

Day 2

Lay offs at the n.c.r. .The government are to step in to give special help to people in the n.c.r. who are loosing their jobs.Do you think this is fair when there are many thousands of people who are unemployed or who have been unemployed for years who do not receive special help.

Day 1

what has happened to dundees relationship with
large or international companies.i can remember in the seventies timex staeted to manufacture the sinclair computer,they relocated to spain for cost reasons.another company to up sticks and go were ferranti.tesco is another company to relocate,the latest company to move or close down is the n.c.r..most of these companies have taken government grants and given nothing back