Distrust Governments - They Are Not Open - Part 1 of 3
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This is the third instalment of this series. Each instalment will be published independently and can be read independently. We are tackling head-on the 6 reasons why you should distrust governments, reasons that were kindly provided by the apparatchiks of The OECD A Bureaucratic Organization You Should Know.
Some time ago, we published the article In Government We Distrustand promised we will continue in that direction because of the massive…
The European Union Vs. Google
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The headlines read: "EU to breakup Google"… or something like this. A vote of 384 to 174 has been passed in the EU Parliament (yes, they too have one of those useless ones) to put on the table the breakup of large companies should they continue to operate as free markets…err… ignore idiotic bureaucratic requirements from governmental competition apparatchiks…err…use "anticompetitive practices"…yeah… that's much better. You can read all the details…
Equal Sexuality Now!
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Over time we have heard a large number of nonsensical "equalities" but the so-called "gender equality" must be the stupidest of them all. Of course, if we drop all pretence of political correctness, we need to call this kind of stupidity for what it is: Equal Sexuality.
SEX
Biologically speaking we know that there is a rather large difference between males and females. Everybody knows this. Presumably (and we can't be…
Sexual Inequality In Pakistan Is A Good Thing
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Pakistani politicians are running in circles like beheaded chickens because the new Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) just came out. What seems to be the problem? Simple. Pakistan is second to last! The Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune so reports in its article "Pakistan second to last in global gender equality report"
This article highlights the fact that the WEF estimates that the "gender gap" will only…
Distrust Governments - They Are Not Responsive - Part 2 of 2
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PARTNERING WITH CITIZENS AND CIVIL SOCIETY
This section simply refers to the document "Together for Better Public Services: Partnering with Citizens and Civil Society" which deals quite extensively with the notion of "co-production". We will spare you the anxiety of now knowing by killing the suspense. The term co-production simply means offloading onto companies. This works for the government because they pay less than if they would to do it…
Distrust Governments - They Are Not Responsive - Part 1 of 2
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This is the second instalment of this series. Each instalment will be published independently and can be read independently. We are tackling head-on the 6 reasons why you should distrust governments, reasons that were kindly provided by the apparatchiks of The OECD A Bureaucratic Organization You Should Know.
Some time ago, we published the article In Government We Distrustand promised we will continue in that direction because of the massive…
Distrust Governments - They Are Not Reliable - Part 3 of 3
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GOING DOWN TO DETAILS - CONT"D
Risk and Crisis Management
Regarding the responsibilities of governments the OECD says they must:
- ensure the security and safety of its citizens
- protect institutions that sustain confidence, good governance and prosperity
- make pro-active efforts to mitigate known risks
Let's see if we can translate this into normal, human language. What the OECD is saying is that governments have the responsibility to:
- ensure people are…
Distrust Governments - They Are Not Reliable - Part 2 of 3
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GOING DOWN TO DETAILS
Ahhh. But the OECD not content with this absolute breakthrough in government management keeps adding their sage views, overviews, suggestions and recommendations. And why not? If there is a fire the correct manner to put it out is to add gasoline!
Fiscal Management
One of such breakthroughs is their opinion on this subject. According to the OECD the budget:
- is a central policy document…
Distrust Governments - They Are Not Reliable - Part 1 of 3
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Today we are starting an article in six sections. Each section will be published independently and can be read independently. We are going to tackle head-on the 6 reasons why you should distrust governments, reasons that were kindly provided by the apparatchiks of The OECD A Bureaucratic Organization You Should Know.
Some time ago, we published the article In Government We Distrustand promised we will continue in that direction because…
