The government has taken the first steps towards privatisation of road maintenance. Have they learned nothing from Railtrack?
Tag: Politics
The ‘P’ Word
Productivity has fallen compared to ten years ago by 16%. But why? The Bank of England is doing research, but I’m not convinced that an economist is the best person to look into this. Maybe a psychologist would be better?
The Education Bait-and-Switch
The purpose of education in the UK has shifted from development to selection, with the added bonus that it allows the government to remove £290Bn from the books and look like they are reducing the deficit while actually executing a con-trick of epic proportions.
You Lose, I Win
The morality of competition and the culture of a society based on a zero sum game of winners and losers.