Ah the three day week.

I was working as a contractor then and I can assure you I have no good memories about it. If I didn't work, I didn't get paid.

So guess what, I didn't earn any money over that period. I tried to get some money by signing on as temporary unemployed. What an education that was, sitting in a waiting room with drunks and people that had urgent appointments at the bookies.

I saw people picking up money and I knew they had vans parked up outside ready to go off to work.

Best bit about it, I was not elligible, nearly lost my house over that.