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Garbage in, garbage out and civil service effectiveness
The often good Institute for Government has added to the world’s league ladders. As Woody Allen says in Annie Hall “All you people do in California is give away awards. Adolf Hitler: Greatest Fascist Dictator”. Anyway, who doesn’t need an effective civil service? I know Australia does. So does pretty much everyone come to think of it.
The worst bit of old age is not being extended. It’s being delayed.
You’ve heard it a million times: in developed nations, populations are ageing. At the extremes, that could mean two quite different things. It could mean a host of frail elderly people stuck in nursing homes for 20 years, or it could mean a bunch of 80-year-olds who act like the 60-year-olds of years gone by – getting on, but essentially still vital and functioning.
The Overton window – Overton juggernaut: Part 4
Can’t resist this incredible picture I’m afraid. Brought to you by ClubTroppo ® “At least enough part of the problem to be complaining about the solution”.
Scandinavian film festival
Why do the Swedes put barcodes on their ships? So they can Scandinavian. (Sorry about that). More seriously, this looks like a good haul of films.
65,000 people in Hyde Park casually create one of the great Bohemian Rhapsody performances
Just had to put this up here, because it’s wonderful:
These people were waiting for a Green Day concert when Bohemian Rhapsody started playing over the speakers …
Last week’s minimum wage hike risks job losses
My latest column at The CEO Magazine asks whether Australia’s 3.3 per cent minimum wage increase will cause any job losses.
Computer game bludgers: SHOCK
Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men
by Mark Aguiar, Mark Bils, Kerwin Kofi Charles, Erik Hurst
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