This subject always seems to ba approached from a Western/Allies -v- Japanese national perspective. I think that's rather too limited. The Japanese EMPIRE had a stranglehold on South East Asia and pa… (View Post)

(This is also the case with anti money laundering regulations. It's easier to force a stupid decision rather than allow junior staff to use their judgement.) (View Post)

Yes, the democratising effect was the significant influence. If you wanted to form a band, you needed three chords, not a dry ice machine. See below on the disdain for Phil Collins' Genesis! (View Post)

Five candidates each getting more than 10% of the vote shows an electoral system that is broken. In the last Council elections in May there were two seats (in Cornwall and Buckinghamshire) where SIX … (View Post)

I worked for a CEO who resolutely, as a matter of policy, refused to scrutinise expense claims. Whenever he wanted to cut costs (occasionally) or had an animus against someone (frequently) he would r… (View Post)