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1984ish
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Adjective
en 1984-ish.
en 2013-08-01 Bill Curry Canada studies Britain’s ‘nudge unit’ for ways to give the public a push w:The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-studies-britains-nudge-unit-for-lessons-in-public-persuasion/article13541716/ Pioneered in Britain, it is officially tagged with the 1984ish name Behavioural Insights Team – about a dozen policy wonks, mostly economists, who employ psychological research to subtly persuade people to pay their taxes on time, get off unemployment or insulate their attic. https://web.archive.org/web/20251112051359/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-studies-britains-nudge-unit-for-lessons-in-public-persuasion/article13541716/ 12 November 2025