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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

BBC and the broken windows fallacy

Posted on 12:05 PM by Unknown
Oh dear, oh dear .... really, is there no one at the BBC who knows better?

Wikipedia - you really don't have to look far! - page on the broken windows fallacy.

Bonus from watching the video: a short interview with Rocco the new car dealer.
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