We’ve lost that strategic feeling, now it’s gone, gone, gone

We’ve lost that strategic feeling, now it’s gone, gone, gone
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Julia Jones
The adage 'prevention is better than cure' holds much truth, especially in the complex world of policy and business decision-making. The impact of prevention is often challenging to quantify. The process of predicting future outcomes is inherently uncertain. Accounting for all variables can be as overwhelming as making decisions without any information at all.Act party's campaign proposals to abolish free school lunches serve as a poignant example. Serious questionsWith child poverty rates on the rise, as indicated by...

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