Return to work at Comart to prepare for Xitan and BMMG meetings and to get two telephoned offers for the purchase of Comart as news breaks of Thatcher’s job cuts of 800 Job Centre workers, a complete BBC shutdown over 600 more jobs to be lost and the Greenham Common women’s peace protectors are crudely evicted

Up and after breakfast a hair wash, shave and shower before on time to the office and a day to catch up on the outstanding work. Pleased to see John had arranged a result on development expenditure with Ian, though I note he is already trying to bring forward the people plans again. Time to organise a meeting next week with Geoff Lynch at Xitan to review personnel plans and also to finalise arrangements for a BMMG LAN meeting on Friday afternoon. Telephone calls from both PA on behalf of Kode and John Head of Branmer today and I now have two potential buyers and the task of removing the present legal options and constraints and completing the sale.

I complete the working day, gaining the impression that orders have kept up and stocks greatly reduced, plans are progressing reasonably but I am left with much to do to complete the Business Plans and other tasks still undone. The weather cold again and with a clear sky, sure of another hard frost tonight. Another 10 eggs from the ducks today and home in time to put them away.  News today of Thatcher’s latest cuts in Job Centre services with over 800 extra people losing their jobs and unions refuse to accept it. At the BBC there is to be a total shutdown for 24 hours tomorrow at the London Studios in support of the 600 dismissed scene shifters. Sad scenes at Greenham Common with the Women’s peace protesters evicted by the police and bailiffs to complaints by opposition politicians that civil rights are being curtailed. News also of the French Steel Unions being the latest protagonists on the other side of the channel.