The Census

Ten years ago I was 13. I was studying at City Of Portsmouth Girls School and thinking about what colour I wanted my bedroom.

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Fast forward ten years and I'm in my own flat, I'm out of school and in a job, I'm in a different country. My how things change when you don't pay attention.

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The first part was pretty easy. Yes I live with a partner. Yes we rent a self contained flat from a letting agency. No there's no one else staying with us on the night of the 27th March. But then it starts getting a bit personal.

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I'm ok, I'm in full time employment. It's McBride who suffers. Being a full time student, this is the order of the questions he must answer

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Last week were you:~

Working as an employee

Working self employed

A bunch of other options

None of the above.

McBride ticks none of the above.

Are you actively seeking work?

No

Are you awaiting to start a job that has already been aranged?

No

Have you EVER worked?

Well, bit rude! Not only has the poor guy lost an hour of his weekend, he's being judged but a paper questionaire. All he wanted was a nice lesurely weekend.

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