outsourcing
Outsourced arithmetic doesn't always add up
Outsourcing - good thing or a bad thing? Well of course it would really rather depend on which side of the fence you're sitting on. If you're the...
NHS IT investment in terminal decline
It may be the end for the controversial National Programme for IT (NpfIT), says Darling.
Capital Ambition on the hard lessons of shared services
Businesses and the public sector must ‘learn from past lessons’ according to the procurement and commercial advisor at London’s...
HMRC renegotiates mega outsourcing for billion pound savings
HMRC renogiating ASPIRE deal for more savings makes supplier lock-in likely.
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more