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Retaining skilled players in local authorities

Nathan Elvery says now is the time for local authorities to retain their skilled players on the choices to be made ahead.

By Nathan Elvery | 13 June 2012

‘KerPlunk', the onomatopoeic name of the game derived from the sound of marbles tumbling to the base of a tube when an inserted straw is unsuccessfully removed.

A nerve-racking game of skill and judgment, with a helter-skelter marble drop. Choose carefully, though, since, if you pull the wrong straw... kerplunk, the game is over!

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