http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/neil-james/ Dr Neil James is Executive Director of the Plain English Foundation in Australia, which combines plain language training, editing, and auditing with a public campaign for more ethical language practice. It is also hosting the 2009 PLAIN conference. Neil has a doctorate in English and has published three books and over fifty articles and essays on language and literature. His latest book, Writing at Work (Allen & Unwin), is on the language of professions. He is currently chair of the International Plain Language Working Group. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Global-Frankness-Crisis-contributed-to-the-GFC/ It’s a little-known fact, but not long ago the Commonwealth Government hired some corporate management consultants to update our national anthem. The first verse became: Australians all let us rejoice: National stakeholders going forward should be committed to visionary communications For we are young and free: For we incubate next-generation scenarios that leverage dynamic functionalities With golden soil and wealth for toil: With mission critical infrastructure to maximise world-class deliverables Our home is girt by sea: Our brickware harnesses frictionless supply chain scenarios. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Neil James) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Global-Frankness-Crisis-contributed-to-the-GFC/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Global-Frankness-Crisis-contributed-to-the-GFC/#item1483 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:47 +0000 Neil James | Author bios | The Punch