diverges so much from the Ealing template: it’s not set in London, it doesn’t feature wisecracking criminals, plodding bobbies or apple-cheeked tykes, and it eschews good-natured patriotism in favour of a rather cold, even misanthropic view of class-obsessed workers and short-sighted bosses...
Bosses can always find a way to get rid of or drive out troublemakers, but obviously prefer to hire workers who are unlikely to ever cause any kind of disturbance. Undocumented workers and immigrant workers with special visas are guaranteed to be compliant no mat...
I’m just generally finding it a mess where you’re supposed to stat up characters but stat ups don’t actually seem to be big enough to matter (ooh after two levels I’ve saved up enough for another 2 points in evasion), half of the powers a character has never get used because th...
The government could electronically spy on individuals; bosses could track employees. If the tolls for using the information highway are too high, interactivity may widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots, the rich and wired vs. the poor and un-plugged. Some plans call for ...
diverges so much from the Ealing template: it’s not set in London, it doesn’t feature wisecracking criminals, plodding bobbies or apple-cheeked tykes, and it eschews good-natured patriotism in favour of a rather cold, even misanthropic view of class-obsessed workers and short-sighted bosses...