outsourcing
Public sector outsourcing is a mess – and it’s the taxpayer picking up the tab
From a4e to the care homes scandal, the outsourced sector is simply out of control with bonuses for poor performance.
How bloggers exposed Tory ‘EasyCouncil’ where outsourcing is out of control
Barnet council's audit committee was held in front of a packed room last Thursday - as residents heard a dmaning indictement of the Tory council.
Welfare-to-work companies may be better at ‘playing the game’ than providing services
Among those selected by the government to carry out its welare to work programme are Atos, G4S and Serco - all have dubious records carrying out public sector contracts.
Is Francis Maude a secret Fabian?
He works from a humble office, holds meetings with trade unions and plans to centralise Whitehall purchasing. Is Tory Francis Maude a secret Fabian?
Crony capitalism alive and well under the Conservatives
David Cameron claimed to be against “the far-too-cosy relationship between politics, government, business and money”. The reality of the Conservatives in power is somewhat different.
Cameron’s rush to outsource threatens our public services
The Conservative-led government's 'Open public services' white paper is expected any day; it is a rush to outsource our public services on a scale that threatens the very notion of what is ‘public’, writes Unite's John Earls.