There are some days when I find myself cursing the fact some laws are different in Scotland and England. There are a few major changes coming into force in England next week in regards to a change in a certain Act and it is causing a lot of problems for our office which is governed by a similar Act.
The whole problem is the changes in England are getting a lot of media attention and people are not taking the time to listen or read properly. The articles in the Press clearly state the changes are happening in ENGLAND and WALES, so why all the panic in Scotland? If we were about to do the same thing, we’d let people know about it. It also doesn’t help when a national newspaper gets their facts wrong and gives out our telephone number when talking about the English office. And, of course, when I point that out to callers, it then becomes my fault. Huh?
It’s all causing a lot of confusion and I have days where I just want to stick my head in a bucket!
ETA: we’ve had the official central heating switch on so now it is WINTER!!