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About wonkypolicywonk

Wonkypolicywonk is a recovering policy minion, assigned wonky at birth.

ET claim numbers: nothing to see, move along

Posted on September 13, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

So, the latest set of quarterly employment tribunal statistics – covering the period April to June 2019 (Q1 of 2019/20) – was published by the Ministry of Injustice yesterday, and it is time to play another round of that thrilling … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Do Johnson, Gove & Cummings have a cunning plan?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

Do Johnson, Gove & Cummings have a cunning plan? Honestly mate, I haven’t got a fucking clue. No one has. Maybe not even them. No, it’s a mug’s game making predictions about what may happen between now and Halloween – … Continue reading →

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Sharp fall in waiting time for next garbage article on ET claims

Posted on July 30, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

As if driving around Madrid airport four times trying, and failing, to find the car rental return depot wasn’t enough to dampen my spirits at the end of my family holiday on Monday, my extended hours in the departure lounge … Continue reading →

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ET claims: the ultimate chart show

Posted on June 18, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

A few days ago, on this blog, I noted the “big jump” in the number of articles in the #HR specialist press and elsewhere about the number of employment tribunal claims/cases, all featuring an eye-catching but totally rubbish theory by … Continue reading →

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ET claim statistics: No alarms, no surprises

Posted on June 13, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

Three months ago, on this blog, I rashly suggested that Employment Tribunal (ET) claim/case numbers may at last have settled at a new, post-ET fees ‘normal’. And the latest set of quarterly statistics, published by the Ministry of Injustice this morning, … Continue reading →

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Brexit: a progress report to the EU27

Posted on June 7, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

Back in April, when the EU27 agreed to grant the UK another six and a bit months to decide what Brexit means, they wisely thought it prudent to use their regular Council meeting on 20-21 June to take a rain-check … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Remainers have a credibility problem

Posted on May 29, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

Earlier this week, while walking the stage of the Thames Path from Windsor to Marlow, my bestie Jane and I trudged through Maidenhead, the constituency of our soon-to-be-former Prime Minister. We didn’t see Theresa May, but we did agree that Maidenhead … Continue reading →

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Brexit: the People’s Dilemma

Posted on May 15, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

So, MPs are busy piddling away another four days of the precious little time they have left to at least get started on ‘sorting’ Brexit before the EU27 take a rain-check on the Hallowe’en Article 50 extension at their Council meeting … Continue reading →

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Brexit: The final countdown. Maybe.

Posted on May 3, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

So, the local elections are done and dusted, and we move onto the next of this year’s psephological treats: the European Parliament elections on 23 May. Apparently, the trouncing of the pro-Brexit Tories and UKIP, a disappointing night for the … Continue reading →

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Brexit: d’Hondt leave me this way

Posted on April 30, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

A couple of weeks ago, while walking the section of the Thames Path from Chertsey to Windsor, my bestie Jane and I found ourselves gazing towards Windsor Castle across the playing fields of Eton. The playing fields on which, according … Continue reading →

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