An introduction

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Why do I clutter up the internet with this stuff at all? Mainly because I'm trying to get into the habit of displaying as much as possible of what I'm doing in public. Also, Blogger is a decent interface for a notebook

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Government consultants working for free

City firms are doing government work for free in the hope of getting future contracts when times are easier and the public aren't looking:

On one recent government contract five contractors all bid to undertake the work for £1, he said. But Downey also acknowledged that there was a degree of self-interest on the part of firms, which are expecting a resurgence of consultancy in government in the near future.


It's like medieval nobles showering the king with gifts, knowing he'll repay them ten times over with other people's possessions.


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