Another brilliant idea from the DWP

[Churchill]

Humm.. I took me 3 months even to access DWP data , waited for CRB to come thro' now bob can access this information without vetting and may be resale to uk loan sharks ..

CRB?

I would expect CTC at least for that role.

[bobspud]

There is a shortage of developers in the UK...

...who are willing to work for what you can get away with paying an offshore worker.

There's no more than £20 a day between an Indian and UK worker according to the current client co's internal pricing structure... In fact the cheapest in the pile is the freelance contractor, thanks to the fact the market and rates have dived we are probably better than a bob for value at the moment because the UK staff can do stuff better..

[KentPhilip]

Hundreds of computer technicians in India are being hired to help develop an IT system for the government..

I think I know what the result of that is going to be:

[OwlHoot]

Practice makes perfect though - Even Werner von Braun's lot had quite a few mishaps

At least the Indians are trying. When was the last time the UK launched a satellite?

[bobspud]

Practice makes perfect though - Even Werner von Braun's lot had quite a few mishaps

At least the Indians are trying. When was the last time the UK launched a satellite?

Well if it helps Logica wrote the code for the Beagle lander At the time they even had christmas cards printed up for the clients with Beagle on the front. ha ha ha **** you DR REED!

[minestrone]

I think I know what the result of that is going to be:

"OK, who wrote the codes in Rocket.java? We have a null pointer in theBigThingFliesUpInTheAirWithLotsOfSmoke method"

[bless 'em all]

When was the last time the UK launched a satellite?

1971. British rocket carried a British satellite. It's still up there and still working, after a fashion.

We're the only nation which abandoned the capability to reach orbit after achieving it.

[TimberWolf]

Well if it helps Logica wrote the code for the Beagle lander At the time they even had christmas cards printed up for the clients with Beagle on the front. ha ha ha **** you DR REED!

I wouldn't be surprised if the Beagle was sabotaged by the Yanks.

[AtW]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Beagle was sabotaged by the Yanks.

Why would they do it and how exactly can they sabotage something about to land on Mars?

[bless 'em all]

Why would they do it and how exactly can they sabotage something about to land on Mars?

I shouldn't really be doing this but .... [Alternative 3]