Cornish Outsourcing overturned !

Tory council's bid to outsource £300m contract to private sector thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_

Barnet Council Outsourcing project 50% over budget and out of control

Mr Reasonable of Barnet reports that the One Barnet project is 50% over agreed budget and asks who signed off the overspend - http://reasonablenewbarnet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/one-barnet-costs-out-of-control.html

The magnificent seven outsourcing failures

1. G4S is not an isolated incident http://ning.it/OV8pPC #failedprivatisation

2. Bournemouth Council chiefs set to bring back 22 staff from outsourcing partner Mouchel http://ning.it/MhCJRY#failedprivatisation

3. Bournemouth Councillors were warned by senior council officer http://ning.it/OV8Jhi #failedprivatisation

4. Somerset council takes back services & 160 staff back in house from Southwest OneCouncil http://ning.it/OV8MtB #failedprivatisation

5. Four out of five government departments are trapped in outsourcing deals http://ning.it/OV8Ucq #failedprivatisation

6. BT overcharging Liverpool council by £10m a year, report claimshttp://ning.it/MhCRAW #failedprivatisation

7. Suffolk council accused of ignoring £100m 'overspend' on BT dealhttp://ning.it/MhCSoB #failedprivatisation