Local Authorities
Did you know that councils keep a register of violent persons. I certainly did not but it seems they do. This has become apparent following a recent libel case in which a lady in Slough rang the local authority to complain about anti-social behaviour in her neighbourhood. The response she received on the telephone so angered her that at a subsequent meeting she said she wished the person on the telephone would drop dead. As a result the council placed the complainant on a Violent Persons Register and circulated that to all its departments. The fact that the council circulated the Register to departments not concerned with “neighbourhood policy” was found to be libellous but the point is that a person can be deemed to be violent on such flimsy evidence. I would have to admit that on occasions, especially when dealing with call centres, I might have said something I should not. Clearly I must be violent. If you call me, be very polite.
This is utterly ridiculous,
This is utterly ridiculous, especially when you consider the recent investigation into the death of a mother and her disabled daughter who had been subject to 10 years of violence from a group of young thugs with no actions taken against the group. If people want you to remain calm on the phone then perhaps they should work on employing telephone operators who like helping you. Then the list of violent offenders can include those sick individuals who lock up disabled teenagers at knife point, rather than frustrated members of the public who let slip an unguarded comment after an unsatisfactory phone call.
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It is indeed a pleasure to
It is indeed a pleasure to welcome such a distinguished ecomonist to the forum.
Slightly off topic, I know, but while we ARE all Keynesians now how long will it be before we can tell if the theory is correct?
I just want to get through the next six months!
6 months is very short
6 months is very short termist. Remember, economists only use decimal points to show we have a sense of humour. All economic theory is correct if you believe in it. Just like it is utter nonsense if you wish to believe some other economic theory. I hope this clears up things.
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Well in the micro-economic
Well in the micro-economic environment 6 months is a long time at the moment.
Other than squinting into a camera with one eye to say that there must be a global solution somewhere, am I correct in thinking that nobody has a clue on what to do and that basically we all stuffed - I hesitate to use the legal term on this family friendly forum?
As with all economic
As with all economic downturns, it sounds a lot more friendly than recession/depression, not everyone will be stuffed. Only the poor, but even the Labour party has stopped caring about them. Middle income families will benefit once the economy finds its new driving force. My guess it will be in green technology, since we're all being forced to adopt it to stop this lovely weather.
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