Openness pays for public and pollies

THIS week I was given some pertinent advice during a course for directors of non-for-profit companies.

It was one of several questions directors should ask themselves about making decisions. The question to ask was: “Would the board be embarrassed if its decision and the process employed in arriving at it appeared on the front page of a newspaper?” Continue reading “Openness pays for public and pollies”

State abolition efficient but not democratic

A WONDERFUL Yes Minister skit has Minister Jim Hacker putting on his best Churchillian voice to Sir Humphrey and likening the economy to a runaway bus.

“It is time for someone to get into the driver’s seat, Humphrey, and put his foot on the er, er, er.” Continue reading “State abolition efficient but not democratic”