The Labour Government

[domalino]

Reform no longer the favourites to win next election

Whisper it quietly, but the wheels may have fallen off for Reform.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

 

[Vic]

Wasn't it always so, the Civil Service was riddled with idiots getting a tick in a box & gold star before moving on leaving a shite system behind, I'm sure the railways are exactly the same.

That's an odd extrapolation from the civil service to the railways. A completely different culture.

 

[bluethrunthru]

That's an odd extrapolation from the civil service to the railways. A completely different culture.

next will be "gold plated pension" - you wait

 

[Vic]

next will be "gold plated pension" - you wait

Not much point in a gold plated pension if the private firm running the pension scheme isn't actually paying the pensions.

 

[Kompany Car]

That's an odd extrapolation from the civil service to the railways. A completely different culture.

Erm except it isnt. The problem is too much trust in management consultants who come up with harebrained schemes and processes, whilst the senior management nod without understanding the implications.

It happens in the pretty much all of the public sector. Promises of making it better with more efficiency, whilst in reality they are selling magic beans and the senior management are daft enough to accept their recommendations.

How do I know this, well part of the business I work for are management consultants, they are about as trustworthy as a used kebab salesman.

 

[Blackley_Blue]

Erm except it isnt. The problem is too much trust in management consultants who come up with harebrained schemes and processes, whilst the senior management nod without understanding the implications.

It happens in the pretty much all of the public sector. Promises of making it better with more efficiency, whilst in reality they are magic bean salesmen and the senior management are daft enough to accept their recommendations.

How do I know this, well part of the business I work for are management consultants, they are about as trustworthy as a used kebab salesman.

NHS loves a management consultant. Especially ones with links to the software/company they recommend.

The trust I work for had a contractor as Head of IT. He lived in Scotland and visited site less than a handful of times in the 3 years he was employed. You don't even want to know the day rate he was on.

Makes a load of changes, brings a load of new software in, moves on.... New person comes in, doesn't like what the previous guy did....Makes a load of changes, brings a load of new software in, moves on....

Rinse... Repeat....

 

[Vic]

Erm except it isnt. The problem is too much trust in management consultants who come up with harebrained schemes and processes, whilst the senior management nod without understanding the implications.

It happens in the pretty much all of the public sector. Promises of making it better with more efficiency, whilst in reality they are selling magic beans and the senior management are daft enough to accept their recommendations.

How do I know this, well part of the business I work for are management consultants, they are about as trustworthy as a used kebab salesman.

An example of this on the railways? Since the Serpell report, obviously.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Reform no longer the favourites to win next election

Whisper it quietly, but the wheels may have fallen off for Reform.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

What's your take on it?

 

[blueinsa]

Inflation at 3%, down from 3.4% for January.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Inflation at 3%, down from 3.4% for January.

Good news.

 

[bluethrunthru]

another Labour U-Turn .............. oh hang on

 

[blueinsa]

another Labour U-Turn .............. oh hang on

Doesn’t he and his party have their own thread?

 

[mosssideblue]

Doesn’t he and his party have their own thread?

Slagging Farage and his fellow wankers should be a universal topic worthy of any thread :)

 

[Don Karleone]

Good on them, if true. He should be told in no uncertain terms to fuck off.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Good on them, if true. He should be told in no uncertain terms to fuck off.

That explains Mango Shitgibbons rant at the island deal he was happy with last week.

 

[Vic]

Good on them, if true. He should be told in no uncertain terms to fuck off.

By Sir Keir "Hugh Grant" Starmer!

 

[manclad]

He is a superhero to some still.

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He reminds me of Larry Blackmon from Cameo !!

 

[hampshireblue]

Some more good news:

Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the UK recorded its largest ever budget surplus.
British retail sales rose by 1.8% month-on-month in January, the ONS said, outstripping forecasts of a 0.2% rise.

 

[metalblue]

Some more good news:

Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the UK recorded its largest ever budget surplus.
British retail sales rose by 1.8% month-on-month in January, the ONS said, outstripping forecasts of a 0.2% rise.

CGT overshot estimates significantly so doesn’t feel to me to be structural (it might be, too early to tell) but with borrowing for 10 of 12 down perhaps the numbers are pointing to a better outlook. It is a good numbers day for Reeves - she has waited a long time for one, let’s hope it continues.

Green shoots and all that.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Some more good news:

Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the UK recorded its largest ever budget surplus.
British retail sales rose by 1.8% month-on-month in January, the ONS said, outstripping forecasts of a 0.2% rise.

In general Labour seem to be doing a much better job than we've had for a number of years. I dont really care who does it but glad one of the parties has their head screwed whilst running the fkin country! Thats what they're supposed to be doing.