One Liner Wednesday: ‘You can trust me, I’m a bureaucrat’

“If you are not sure if we need to know something, tell us anyway.“ I’ve just started receiving my state old age pension from the UK. They sent me a letter telling me this and enclosed a leaflet about what I need to do should my circumstances change. It contained this priceless invocation to submit…

The Vital Card

Today’s instalment of WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts is one of those worthy but dull ones, specifically about healthcare provision: “Right to health. Is access to medical care something that government should provide or is it better left to the private sector? Are there drawbacks to your choice?”∅ Rather than enter into an earnest…

Brave New World

(Today’s Daily Prompt suggested we write about our first day at something.) This is what happened when I rocked up for my first day in a new job in a new country – and a new culture. My instructions were to sign in at the office at 8 a.m. and call someone to arrange a…