Madam, – On Friday morning at work my post included a publication from the HSE. The cover had a picture of one of those signs you see at places like the North Pole, with loads of arrows pointing in the direction of well-known travel destinations. These included Las Vegas, Dubai, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Monte Carlo and Cannes. Having spent the past week reading about a HSE slush fund set up to allow various mandarins and pooh-bah types to enjoy free trips and any amount of un-vouched expenses, I was over the moon. It seemed as if the largesse of the HSE was finally to be made available to lowly service providers such as myself.
Imagine my disappointment to find that there were no free plane tickets or swanky hotel vouchers within; just a load of old guff about “drinking water news” and “travel vaccination and health advice”. – Yours, etc,