tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post4267553783726061165..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: The Curious Case Of The Non-Existent Post CardsDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-19550959645930260982012-11-12T22:23:15.745+00:002012-11-12T22:23:15.745+00:00Odd indeed, DP. But not unexpected or unusual.
Pe...Odd indeed, DP. But not unexpected or unusual.<br /><br />People lie to protect their jobs and families, or to satisfy their bosses, and to appear to meet their contracted targets. I'm not saying this is so in the case you write about.<br /><br />It strikes me that this disingenuous method of reporting results is pretty typical across the board nowadays whether it's care of the elderly or mending railways. People are desperate to retain contracts and to obtain grants. <br /><br /><br /><br />The concept of setting 'quality standards' in areas far outside measurable practical applications (engineering, textile manufacturing, food safety) has now infected the UK's entire way of running things to a degree which is seriously harmful. And bonkers. And burdensome. And doesn't work. As you know from running your own business.<br /><br /><br />And no-one ever really checks up on whether the ticky boxes tell the truth.<br /><br />Except you and people like you. Continuing to expose the lies and the selected statistics and the blind adherence to the latest cult is a great service that you in particular, and other bloggers do. It's about far more than smoking or drinking or public health. <br /><br /><br /><br />It's to do with the heart of the way we are governed and administered. And something has gone very very wrong. David Dimbleby had a little to say about this on the R4 Today programme this morning.Lysistrata Eleftherianoreply@blogger.com