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{{a|book review|{{image|Unaccountability Machine|jpg|}}}}The epic judicial processes of 2024 have been Tom Hayes appeal against [[LIBOR rigging]], about which we have had much to say elsewhere, and the [[Post Office Horizon IT scandal]]. | {{a|book review|{{image|Unaccountability Machine|jpg|}}}}{{quote| | ||
’Tis neither malice, spite, nor virtue <br> | |||
Whose ledger swells, or plucks, the seedy fruits of progress —<br> | |||
But mainly accident.<br> | |||
Lest thee with surety know aught else —<br> | |||
Withhold thy assignations.<br> | |||
:—{{otto}}, {{dsh}} | |||
}}The epic judicial processes of 2024 have been Tom Hayes appeal against [[LIBOR rigging]], about which we have had much to say elsewhere, and the [[Post Office Horizon IT scandal]]. | |||
Much of the engineering of corporate administration — you hardly need a doctorate in operations research to know there’s a lot of it — is there specifically to prevent [[bad apple]]s — or [[stupid apple]]s — subverting the system to ends for which it was not intended. | Much of the engineering of corporate administration — you hardly need a doctorate in operations research to know there’s a lot of it — is there specifically to prevent [[bad apple]]s — or [[stupid apple]]s — subverting the system to ends for which it was not intended. | ||