Oh Dear: £3bn bill for advice on saving money

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DaveB replied

30 May 2006, 11:03
Originally posted by stackpole

You shot them?

Well they had all those guns lying around not being used for anything and it seemed a shame to let them go to waste
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stackpole replied

30 May 2006, 10:58
Originally posted by TheMonkey

Reducing head count doesn't reduce outgoings! Take all the middle managers and execs and shoot them and let the organisations run themselves. We did that when I was working for the MoD and it worked great!

You shot them?
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TheMonkey replied

30 May 2006, 09:15
Originally posted by Fungus

Because Flash Gordon has promised to cut the public sector head count and employing contractors helps achieve that aim .... at a higher cost ... thus defeating the point of th exercise.

Typical smoke and mirrors from Brown.

Reducing head count doesn't reduce outgoings! Take all the middle managers and execs and shoot them and let the organisations run themselves. We did that when I was working for the MoD and it worked great!
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Fungus replied

30 May 2006, 09:02
Originally posted by TheMonkey

Why don't they just get some permies on. I think that the public sector companies should have upper limits on consultancy which favour investment in staff.

Because Flash Gordon has promised to cut the public sector head count and employing contractors helps achieve that aim .... at a higher cost ... thus defeating the point of th exercise.

Typical smoke and mirrors from Brown.
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TheMonkey replied

30 May 2006, 08:52
Originally posted by Churchill

Permies can't add the value that "KPMG" on the documentation brings...

I'd write KPMG on the documents with my own blood for £10.
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Churchill replied

30 May 2006, 08:43
Originally posted by TheMonkey

Why don't they just get some permies on. I think that the public sector companies should have upper limits on consultancy which favour investment in staff.

Permies can't add the value that "KPMG" on the documentation brings...
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TheMonkey replied

30 May 2006, 08:22
Why don't they just get some permies on. I think that the public sector companies should have upper limits on consultancy which favour investment in staff.
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milanbenes started a topic Oh Dear: £3bn bill for advice on saving money

30 May 2006, 06:27
Oh Dear: £3bn bill for advice on saving money

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...202202,00.html

"THE bill for management consultants in the public sector has risen by 23 per cent in a year, to £3 billion, The Times has learnt.
In the category of which the NHS is a part, fees jumped from £221 million to £998 million in 12 months as debt- ridden health trusts brought in outside advisers to help them to sort out their finances.

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nice work if you can get it.

Re-distribution of taxes.

Milan.
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