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Category Archives: stupidity
In a hole, looking for new places to dig
Australia is “jokingly” referred to as China’s quarry. The Australian economy is booming, and very tied to China‘s seemingly insatiable demand for raw materials. And here’s this from today’s Australian Financial Review: The federal government has been pressed by a … Continue reading
The Boiler Scrappage Scheme: a tale of bureaucratic hell
In my bimbling innocence, I have been sucked into a bizarre parallel world of quangoese cockups that could drive a woman to… oooh believe that the state is incompetent and corrupt… Gordon B announced with much fanfare a couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged British State, energy efficiency, Energy Savings Trust, quangos
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