Answer — Exercise 7
16 - Compensation culture·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
Pyetja
Read the first part of the newspaper editorial related to the news report in Exercise 2. Answer the questions.
Përgjigja
1
- They think it was stupid and a waste of time.
2
- not taking responsibility for own actions
- wasted court time
- people see risk and danger everywhere (health and safety culture)
- extra costs for business (such as increased insurance premiums)
- extra red tape for business
- inconvenience when travelling
- ‘smothering children’ (i.e. not giving them sufficient freedom)
3
- It wants fewer of these cases brought to court and some health and safety regulations to be repealed.
4
- It’s a more ‘popular’ / tabloid-type paper given the exaggerated language (list of shame / wrapped in red tape), but it takes the subject seriously.
- Generally it could be characterised as right-wing – with arguments to reduce the burden of the state and a focus on individual freedom and business.