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Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Cornish Outsourcing overturned !
Tory council's bid to outsource £300m contract to private sector
thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_
Monday, 23 July 2012
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
2. Bournemouth Council chiefs set to bring back 22 staff from outsourcing partner Mouchel http://ning.it/MhCJRY
3. Bournemouth Councillors were warned by senior council officer http://ning.it/OV8Jhi
4. Somerset council takes back services & 160 staff back in house from Southwest OneCouncil http://ning.it/OV8MtB
5. Four out of five government departments are trapped in outsourcing deals http://ning.it/OV8Ucq
6. BT overcharging Liverpool council by £10m a year, report claimshttp://ning.it/MhCRAW
7. Suffolk council accused of ignoring £100m 'overspend' on BT dealhttp://ning.it/MhCSoB
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Bridgwater MP criticises Southwest One (From This is The West Country)
Bridgwater MP criticises Southwest One (From This is The West Country) - http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/9072476.Bridgwater_MP_criticises_Southwest_One/
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Suffolk County Council - Expenses - Living it up at the public expense
Expensive Hotels at public expenses, a pattern at outsourcing councils
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics/suffolk_council_broadens_probe_into_andrea_hill_1_911723?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics/suffolk_council_broadens_probe_into_andrea_hill_1_911723?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Friday, 3 June 2011
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This website is intended as a resource to track cock ups where private contractors are destrroying public services with incompetence. The format is quite simple. Any story, blog, article of interest has a one sentence description and a link to the story below. If you want to contribute, just your contribution to me. If you want to become an author and add your own links, get in touch and I'll add you. So long as you abide by the rules, then you can contribute. All this website asks is a link from your blog/website to this one.
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