The Value of Fear at Work???

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Something that appalls about government-labour relations from the UK. My thanks to Mark Peyton for this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/30/public-sector-jobs-oliver-letwin

I suspect a few other countries across the planet have been falling prey to this particular meme from Reagan-era USA onward.

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Just about all of 'em, I think

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I suspect a few other countries across the planet have been falling prey to this particular meme from Reagan-era USA onward.

But usually they don't do us the favour of putting it quite so baldly.

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to bet that our current Majoritarians would *love* to say exactly this to most members of the federal Public Service here in Canada.

After all, they might get "uppity" and insist on using their foresight and common sense, which are -- generally speaking -- forbidden under a neo-con regime. :-(

[Pardon the sarcasm.]