AMERICAN COASTGUARDS, UNST & THE B.P. OILY BLACKS (1978)

A few stories encountered mainly in the 21st century as a result of working on construction sites. Humour, still having to deal with the good, the bad, and the nasty! 2018 saw the demise of one of the biggest players: Carillion. How many companies went into receivership like my old company? How many others in the 21st century? Was the philosophy Carillion followed replicated by the Post Office? In 2023, in his autumn statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt highlighted receiving payment times by the big companies. I can remember those immortal words: ’spell redundant’, ’P45, boss’. The American eagles were just laid off! Subcontractors are worth more dead than alive.