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A tale of two bosses

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At ev’ry word a reputation dies Future historians may well look back on the decades at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st as the Cover-Up Years. The decades when wrong-doing – whether deliberate or simply people doing a bad job – was hidden, obfuscated, …

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Absolute shower

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We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. There’s an old saying: Power corrupts, and Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It’s a phrase that gained traction towards the end of the 19th century when Lord Acton …

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End of year report: improvement needed

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 In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one tribe. As we creep ever closer to the edge of the year, there are still so many issues that we thought might …

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