According to a recent survey by an employment website, only 14% of people ever end up in their dream job. What they haven't asked is how many of those 14% succeed at it. As a confirmed member of the politically stronger Failure Party (86% of the vote at the last count) I would like to point out getting your dream job is only half the battle, and that keeping it is sometimes a little tougher. There is of course the old wisdom that you should beware of what you wish for, and that the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.

Since I'm considered 'over the hill' by most employers, I have to say the grass isn't green at all. Do I sound aggrieved? Well, actually, I can't complain too much. I've done things many people dream about.

All Change In The Tardis

Yep, its that 'New Dr Who' moment. David Tennant has decided to move on to a higher plane of existence and so the media circus surrounding who plays Who is going to start again. Personally, I think I'm perfect for the job. After all, it beggars belief that Cardiff is the site of a strange rift in time and space when everyone knows the rift is located at Swindon. We get all sorts of aliens here....

Promise of the Week

Our chancellor, less capable but less deceitful than his predecessor, has vowed to rebuild public finances. A labour politician who wants to reduce spending? Or is this another veiled warning of increased taxation? As if we don't more than ever before already, but then again, this is the party that told the public there's lots of ways of taxing people they haven't tried yet.