Duncan O'Leary
Duncan works on projects looking at public services, skills and work.
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- Offshore benefits? Just read an interesting Article in USA Today regaling the benefits of offshoring programming jobs from the US to India and China. The author, Kevin Maney, adopts the position that "This is absolutely not a zero-sum game," arguing that that such moves benefit both those who are able to pick up these jobs, and, ultimately, those who have lost them.The issue seems to be gaining in prominence - John Edwards' relatively protectionist approach became a central plank of his Presidential bid, whilst... from : duncanoleary 25th March 2004
- Kerry storms ahead… Its not something which seems likely to precipitate an immediate revision of the American constitution, but it does spark some thoughts about some fairly recent events. Tuition fees were squeezed through parliament in on the back on the votes of MPs for Scottish constituencies – where fees were not going to be introduced as a result. One of the arguments used to defend this was that the new laws would effect the not insignificant number of Scottish students who opt each year to study in... from : duncanoleary 21st June 2004