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Re:“Users want control” is a shoulder shrug by Angostura on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:08AM (#19866281)
Ah, exactly the issue that sprung to my mind too. The tyranny of "choice" as introduced into various UK governmental systems is so bloody annoying. Great, I can "choose" my kids school, armed with a spreadsheet and looking at various progress, attainment and wellbeing metrics, that never actually seem to capture how happy and fullfilled the kids are at school. I can "choose" my hopsital consultant using the choose-and-book system.

No. I want to send my kid to the local school that will be good and I want to go to the local hospital where I will be treated by a well qualified caring medical professional. I don't want to have to create pivot tables.

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Re:“Users want control” is a shoulder shrug by xorcist on Thursday May 09, 2019 @11:46AM (#19869288)
It also provides the strange incentive to optimize for glossy powerpoint presentation that communicates our core values to parents. Organizations which never had to have a marketing department finds themselves struggling without one.
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Re:“Users want control” is a shoulder shrug by benj111 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:13AM (#19866301)
I'm British too, is this a British thing? Schools, not pivot tables.
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Re:“Users want control” is a shoulder shrug by Angostura on Thursday May 09, 2019 @05:04AM (#19866550)
Knock yourself out https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk
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