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Friday, December 29, 2006

UK Public-Sector Non-Jobs Criticized


Just when people are thinking of dusting off their CVs at New Year, campaigning group the TaxPayers' Alliance has published a list of advertised public sector 'non-jobs'. Other apparent non-jobs cited by the group include a Cardboard Citizens Managing Director (salary pound;45,000) or a Civil Resilience Manager (pound;39,132 a year). (Daily Telegraph, Friday)

But the real problem goes beyond non-productive jobs with silly titles.

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