Links I found interesting for 03-01-2014

[nwhyte]

• "Ugly and stupid"
  @TimFarron hits out at Tories on immigration pandering.
  (tags: ukpolitics migration libdems )
• Immigrants are not the problem
  Unemployment and benefit cuts *are* the problem.
  (tags: ukpolitics migration )
• The Geopolitics of the Gregorian Calendar
  Unusually good article from @Stratfor about the length of the year.
  (tags: timekeeping )

Comments

[slemslempike]

That calendar article was a thoroughly creepy read. "It would be so good for MONEY! Actual people might not like it... but think of the MONEY!" Also, having Christmas/New Year on a weekend in the UK wouldn't save any money because we get weekday bank holidays in lieu, surely?

[nwhyte]

Yeah, Stratfor are very good at Missing The Point. I think most captains of industry enjoy their bank holidays too!

[del_c]

I noticed that. "A handful of days" would be about 5 out of 250, or about 2% more days work for the workers, for a 1% increase in "productivity". I love it when the labour-employing minority calls people working harder, "productivity".