BEACHCOMBER 108 YEARS OLD AND STILL RATIONALLY RATIONALISING...

ACCORDING to recent reports, the curiously named Mr Elon Musk has been tasked with identifying and reducing inefficiencies and waste in US government expenditure. I have not seen details of his findings but there is one area rumoured to be targeted for reform including a reduction in staffing numbers, in which two out of three chief executives will lose their jobs.

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Two of the executives are in charge of industries involving distribution and delivery, while the third involves procurement and collection. Their identities, according to my sources, are Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. According to their responses, to the questionnaire sent out by Mr Musk, Father Christmas's work is restricted mainly to one day a year, Christmas Eve, when he delivers gifts to children around the world. This is generally regarded as a worthwhile accomplishment managed with great efficiency, but one cannot get away from th