And interfering with contracts is bad business — that's the road to Russia or Venezuela.
Beyond a certain point an ever thicker mesh of debt contracts is bad for growth, making firms and households vulnerable to shocks and disruptive defaults.
"Hillman said the old contracts are bad news; he said we should kick out the Russians and the French," the board member told me.
Those player contracts are bad, financially and on the court, but they're far shorter than media rights deals.
Not all contracts are bad.
The BMA has condemned the contract, saying that it is "unsafe and unfair" and that it "will resist a contract that is bad for patients, bad for junior doctors and bad for the NHS".
We will resist a contract that is bad for patients, bad for junior doctors and bad for the NHS".
We will resist a contract that is bad for patients, bad for junior doctors and bad for the NHS," said Dr Andrew Collier, co-chair of the BMA junior doctors committee.
"Our message to the Government is clear – junior doctors cannot and will not accept a contract that is bad for the future of patient care, the profession and the NHS as a whole, and we will consider all options open to us".
As with every career, an increased interest in the job market when you're not actually coming to the end of your PhD or contract is a bad sign.
