Monthly Archives: April 2014

Friendly fire from Chief Petty Office Nil Latham

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dissenter

Right you ‘orrible lot Potential Marking Boycott (Action short of a strike) from 28 April 2014 I am writing to threaten you over potential industrial action at the University, ahead of an agreement to proceed. The proposed assessment boycott could … Continue reading →

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Tales from the riverbank (April) – the VC’s newsletter before tidying for public consumption

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dissenter

April Newsletter from the VC We do some things very well… Top of the bullying league tables. More staff complaints about the bullying attitude of management than ever. Staff survey condemns aggressive management. Disguise our true intentions: Guardian HEI of … Continue reading →

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Song from new musical in which young lecturer escapes the workhouse but finds himself in a den of managers

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Dissenter

A man’s got a heart —hasn’t he? VCs apart, ‘specially me   I’m a manager now, intellectual I ain’t The ideas I have will make you all faint   I’m reviewing the situation I’m going to shrink the University No … Continue reading →

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Tales from the riverbank – management’s Newsletter (before tidied by PR)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Dissenter

By now all the principal lecturers out there (except for those who want a pay cut) will have applied for associate professor, the job that looks like a promotion but isn’t. I hope you enjoyed writing your light-touch application of … Continue reading →

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