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Keep up to dateBy Brendan Kilpatrick 2022-11-09T08:55:00
There are sound reasons for compliance with most of the regulations we face in the UK but they must not be allowed to compromise a commitment to quality, Brendan Kilpatrick writes
There is a concept called the “resource curse”. It is the argument that certain countries that happen to be endowed with abundant natural resources will become plagued by poor economies and corrupt political systems.
A similar thought process has recently been extended to California as something called the “tech curse”. The American state, home to Silicon Valley, is incredibly wealthy and yet areas of downtown San Francisco have been compared to a run-down illegal drugs market. More people leave the sunshine state each year than flock to it.
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