On Tuesday after 17 months of part government sponsored riding and fitness training I have a job. If you have a holiday planned riding bikes in East Anglia I'll see you at the start.

Good on you squire but tell the truth are employment prospects so dire in the badlands of the Fens that it takes a year and a half?

Further East than the Fens. Persuading people that you are serious and will not disappear to exploit your professional qualifications as soon as the market picks up has been a nightmare. That and I won't work for people who come across badly at interview as I've done that and won't have my health compromised.