I read the papers and watch TV and everything happens in a few minutes of reporting. Everything is so simple. Why can’t we just implement these obvious solutions?
This blog tries to get beyond headlines and media grabs. Most of the problems we face today are highly complex. There is a thing called the “Dunning Kruger Effect” which says that the less people know about a subject, the more adamant they are in stating their position. Those who are experts usually see a completely different and complex solution.
This blog is an attempt to state a view and start a discussion.
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Scott the Gravedigger
I feel sorry for him. Who you might ask? Scott, the son of a Morris Dancer. The media make his life hell. If he talks to them they misrepresent all the good things he is doing. If he says he will only talk to them once a week, they complain even more. Avoid questions and…
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When the Government is talking up their own storm.
Why say anything when the other person is talking up their own storm. Labor is unusually quiet for an opposition. I don’t know if this is because they want to be, or because they are not getting reported. In any case it is working. The polls are showing they are going ahead in leaps and…
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The Mad Santa
The problem with focusing on the big issues with the Liberal Government – e.g. Gonski or NBN – is that you miss the small things. At the end of the day, many small changes can make a big difference. Did anyone notice these two? Number one. The changes to financial planning put in place by…
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