#cronyism — Public Fediverse posts

@RHW @treleanor
The dreadful #cronyism of political appointees to senior public service roles (SES to Secretary) is a thin wedge killing our democratic institutions. We’ve been slipping to the right wing of politics for decades and the electorate has done sweet FA about it… is it too late?

#Antifa #AntiOligarchy #AntiPatriarchy #AusPol

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and assumed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

I must confess that the auhor *Lost* me when he advocated for major increases in the remuneration of politicians based on the falsifiable premise that higher salaries attracts more competent *managers*. False premises and undisclosed assumptions is the killer blow to any quazy-academic postulate, and the author fell for both of them IMO.

Happy to be criticized for my review.

#Managerialism #Politics #NeoLiberalism #FinancialDeregulation #RiskManagement #Cronyism #Corruption #RevolvingDoors #DemocraticInstitutions #MeritoriousMediocrity

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bb-5Kw30yaQ?is=8lTsmc-ucwPdBfnv

#LizOyer #OyerLawyer #ToddBlanche #DOJ #ConsumerProtection #Law #Justice #Politics #USA #tRump #Republicans #GOP #Congress #Activism #Protest #Election #Vote #Corruption #Grift #Lobbyists #Corporatocracy #Oligarchy #EatTheRich #Senate #Cronyism #Mergers #Maga #Affordability #AntiTrust #Monopolies #Enforcement #MikeDavis #RealEstate #Investigations #Tax #Corporate #Prices

Good grief, what a clusterf*^%

“The ICAC inquiry has heard former UOW governance chief Alyssa White celebrated recruiting former colleagues because the university was "broke" before later agreeing recruitment processes were compromised.
Ms White accepted multiple candidates received advantages and agreed she had repeatedly breached university policies and conflicts of interest requirements.”

Read more
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/white-admits-recruitment-breaches-uow-icac/106897586

#UoW #UniversityCouncilWoes #TertiaryEducation #Cronyism #Managerialism #UniversityMarkets #NeoLiberalism

“A #transactional #president has revealed the US to be a transactional society, where the highest returns accrue to #rentseeking & #cronyism, not to #initiative & #innovation. Sooner or later, #productivity growth will become a casualty” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t... Syndicate Newsletter

American Exceptionalism Meets ...

With Attack on Consumer Bureau, #Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘#XMoney’ Vision

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/elon-musk-cfpb-x-money.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU4.cCGG.JgyI2lIzF0Z_&smid=url-share
#CFPB #USpol #USpolitics #consumerProtection #oligarchs #cronyism #CronyCapitalism #DOGEbags

Ex-Tory Treasurer and major party donor handed lucrative government contract to advise the Post Office | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-donor-post-office-contract-rishi-sunak-b2512826.html

#Cronyism
#Tories
#ToryDonor
#ExToryTreasurer
#PostOffice
#Corruption
#Karim
#Fenchurch
#Hester
#Abbott
#Racism
#PostOfficeScandal
#Horizon
#HorizonScandal
#HorizonITScandal
#Sikka
#NAO
#NationalAuditOffice
#CommunicationsWorkersUnion
#CWU
#Natixis
#IngeniousFilmPartners2
#HMRC
#TaxAvoidance