Reply to: Jack Straw: EDS are "snake-oil salesmen"

[wendigo100]

Lobbyist?

Oh, I thought he meant lobbiest.

You've destroyed my mental image.

[lilelvis2000]

EDS last week appointed the ex-president of Mexico to its board...could Tone be next?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Many on this board have been, quite rightly cynical in their view of the cosy relationship between EDS and the Government - however it is noteworthy that since the departure of Tony Blair the goodwill factor has evaoporated- rapidly.

Coincidence perhaps - or was Mr Blair in the pocket of ... no - nothing could be further from the truth.

Whatever was I thinking ??

[threaded]

Get yourself a high-powered lobbiest at...ooo...£5000/day and perhaps you can get yourself in there.

But gifting to the party is a gift that just wants you to keep on giving. As EDS appears to have discovered, allegedly.

[threaded]

I believe you. But what about those with a whole brain cell?

Well, they by definition, obviously don't work for the party.

[lilelvis2000]

If anyone from UK gov is reading, it is still available: £500 mil, turnkey with support staff, all ready to roll with a weeks notice. Anyone with half a brain cell could see that is an utter bargain!

Get yourself a high-powered lobbiest at...ooo...£5000/day and perhaps you can get yourself in there.

[wendigo100]

Anyone with half a brain cell could see that is an utter bargain!

I believe you. But what about those with a whole brain cell?

[threaded]

Well, lets face it I wrote a Child Support Support System in a couple or so days, on my own. It ain't hard to do. How long have they been at it?

If anyone from UK gov is reading, it is still available: £500 mil, turnkey with support staff, all ready to roll with a weeks notice. Anyone with half a brain cell could see that is an utter bargain!

[TheFaQQer]

That sounds like heaven to me...

Is there room for one more stroker?

Sadly not - they have twigged that there is no work, so everyone is slowly leaving. Two more go this week...

[DodgyAgent]

Straw attacks IT industryNo sh1t Sherlock!

What utter bast***s eh?

[miffy]

Any government gig is the same.

Current one - seven contractors. Between the lot of us, this week there has been enough work to go round for maybe 8 hours.

Boring, but lucrative.

That sounds like heaven to me...

Is there room for one more stroker?

[TheFaQQer]

Certainly isn't Rocket Science...

Rocket science is easy. Put fuel in a tube and light it. Done.

[NickFitz]

EDS... in the 2 months i was there, i probably patched together a fortnights work.

I assume you got some kind of bonus for reaching a level of productivity beyond anything they'd previously achieved?

[Churchill]

It's an art

So it's not a science then?

[wendigo100]

It's a skill...

It's an art