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		<title>How I learnt the power of checklists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good checklist is selective – it doesn’t cover mistakes that are rarely made; no one goes on holiday without their suitcase. Or mistakes that don’t matter – toothpaste is available almost everywhere.]]></description>
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		<title>The Scots will gripe but, even so, let there be light</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John analyses the myths and realities of timezones and summer time - and supports moves in the British Parliament to move to Central European Time.]]></description>
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		<title>Choice &#8211; Renata Salecl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faced with the choice of over a hundred 100 jams, I reduced the number of alternatives to 30 or so, and then ... well, I finally walked out of the shop without having bought any jam at all. People are overwhelmed by variety of choice.
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		<title>A good economist knows the true value of the arts</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2010/08/11/a-good-economist-knows-the-true-value-of-the-arts</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Activities that are good in themselves are good for the economy, and activities that are bad in themselves are bad for the economy. The only intelligible meaning of “benefit to the economy” is the contribution – direct or indirect – the activity makes to the welfare of ordinary citizens.]]></description>
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		<title>Bookreview: Uncommon Sense</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bookreview: Uncommon Sense: economic insights, from marriage to terrorism by Gary Becker and Richard Posner]]></description>
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		<title>First-class driving makes little economic sense</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/08/12/first-class-driving-makes-little-economic-sense</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The benefit of road improvements is principally the reduced time and strain on private motorists, not the economic advantages to road transport operators: that lesson should influence the way we plan our road networks. Fast roads for light traffic are much cheaper to build than superhighways.]]></description>
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		<title>Dismal, yes, but economics flies off the shelves</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/08/05/dismal-yes-but-economics-flies-off-the-shelves</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want a book on economics to take to the beach, you are spoiled for choice at the airport bookstall. What you will find falls into three categories: Thump books, microeconomics books with little economics and the macroeconomic story-teller.]]></description>
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		<title>Managers doomed to repeat the mistakes of history</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/07/15/managers-doomed-to-repeat-the-mistakes-of-history</link>
		<comments>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/07/15/managers-doomed-to-repeat-the-mistakes-of-history#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Whiz Kids’ capacity for analysis far exceeded their knowledge of the world to which it was applied.]]></description>
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		<title>Dedicated follower? Or asset allocator?</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/07/11/dedicated-follower-or-asset-allocator</link>
		<comments>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/07/11/dedicated-follower-or-asset-allocator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three simple rules – pay less, diversify more, and be contrarian – will serve almost everyone well who invests.]]></description>
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		<title>From the fat cats to long tails: when all is not normal</title>
		<link>http://www.johnkay.com/2009/04/01/from-the-fat-cats-to-long-tails-when-all-is-not-normal</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To choose appropriate models you need to understand both the maths and the business environment. Media industries and financial institutions have both been unsuccessful in marrying these two skills.]]></description>
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