Stichched up

So the future of PandIS has been sorted: it's closing in 2017!

The head of the ISC had said that it's future wasn't within their remit & kciked it off the agenda. Some how cocksucker-in-chief knobhead Nicholls managed to get it put back on the agenda & forced it through. Craven Bellamy made his 1st visit to PandIS to tell them that they would be closed in July (and ask them not to tell anyone - cunt).

Both Neville & I said there's no point doing GA & July congregations then. If forced to we just do certificate framing & direct all anger etc to Martin & registry. Would mean that the last "full" graduation we'll be present at is May 20th. After that it's not our problem.

Phil feels there will be a break so that they can claim it's not in demand. Which, in turn means that there will be at least 1 year's cohort of students with no record of their 'big' day. When there is a demand (1 year 1 day later) they can appoint Lafayette without any problem.

Neville will be retiring soon anyway but they claim to be able to redeploy Natalie & Mick (no role for Phil though). One problem is that Natalie's skill-set is as a photographer. There's also the location for Mick & his kit: if he moved into Girish's room where does that leave Girish?

The next day, Sue R came in to tell me. Said I knew already. She mentioned moving Natalie to the card office or reception. When I said that there was no point doing summer events she said that Phil had said the same thing and so Martin said well you can close in September instead. As if that helps!

Also, while Phil is paid by the CHEST, Natalie, Mick & Neville are paid from the profits the business makes. Who will be paying their salaries when PandIS shuts and the move to RNB (particularly as UIS/Service Ops are supposed to be saving lots of money & it's going down anyway)?

Then we did the graduation....

Tim Milner (who was on the review committee) didn't know the decision had been made and was pretty angry (according to Phil). Had a bloke from Wolfson (?) who came & saw Phil & was also furious - colleges had apparently been promised in the summer that there would be no changes.

There was shock when I told Karen, Lori etc.

Phil is planning to fight this: looking back in copies of the "Reporter" to see if was established by council, VC or regent house (if so only they have power to disband it). Also going to gather signatures for a 'grace' so can be openly debated rather than snuck through in an obscure committee & off the agenda. He's also saying that it's corrupt.

He's sticking to July date & telling people this.

Don't think a lot of people at RNB know yet: if service that makes money can close then other non-IT/essential services (eg training or printroom) could be next.

Funny: I'll have time to go to steampunk events that I'm usually working on but now I wont have the money to do so.