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Basement Jack

Initially focussing upon the irritations within the world of work, our mystery malcontent has since broadened his gaze to a myriad of wind-ups from every walk of life.

Politics, people, pants or petunias, shifty shoppers, feckless fools, ridiculous retailers - there's something annoying in every walk of life.

Latest articles

    Mysterious mascots & political glory boys

    By now we should be starting to feel that frisson of excitement as the Olympics draws ever closer. Instead, the event is polarising the nation's opinions more and more day by day - particularly as the event's bizarre branding becomes prominent. Are we actually trying to make people laugh, asks Basement Jack?

    03 May 2012

    Retail and hospitality: playthings of political posturing

    Far too often when the Government-types at Westminster want to mount their high horses for some quasi-ideological crusade, it's the economy's engine room - retail and hospitality - that is targeted for implementing headline-motivated public policy. Wouldn't they be better served cleaning up their own back yards, asks Basement Jack?

    04 April 2012

    Career suicide by way of social media? LMAO!

    It's quite possible that you, like an increasing number of people in the nation's working population, are inadvertently doing your future career major damage by way of your social media presence. Are you really in control of what the world knows about you, asks Basement Jack?

    01 March 2012
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