Ian Duncan Smith wants to know if I'm fit for the workplace, but is the workplace fit for me?

Ian Duncan Smith’s (IDS) one-man mission to get Britain back to work continued apace yesterday when he provoked debate about whether there are individuals who could do some work for their benefits. I applaud his efforts.

The thank you note that made my day

I was touched this morning when, through my letter box, arrived an envelope addressed to me, in what my mother described as “beautiful hand writing.” Inside was a note, in the same equally neat writing, expressing thanks for a donation I had made back in April to a locally-based charity.