Re: Rethink on Olympics ?


"Schrodinger" <no@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Martin" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:50:51 +0100, "Schrodinger" <no@xxxxxxx> wrote:


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"Edward Cowling London UK" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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With what looks like another age of austerity looming (anyone for
powdered Egg and Spam ?) perhaps it is time to rethink spending
billions
on the Olympics ?

It does seem a bit like putting solid gold baubles on a very moth
eaten
second hand Xmas tree !

Surely the money could be better spent helping the vulnerable survive
the
winters ?

--
Edward Cowling "Must go - A Grue Is About To Eat Me !!"


Its not either / or.

Bring the troops home and axe the ID card scheme and we'll save more
than
enough.

AC


Just axe the ID card scheme and prevent the government from ordering
*any*
new IT projects without it going to a select committee first.

You have a lot of confidence in select committees. How come EDF got
public
contracts for almost 30 years, despite select committees?
--

Martin



I thought that as I was posting, but I just remember hearing many reports
*after the event* from select committees, where they could have simple
waved stuff through (even Labour dominated ones), but instead gave the
government a kicking. I do believe that the IT procurement is a farce and
should be handled far more carefully.


Were are back to that I call Ratners Britain.

We in the UK give contracts to the cheapest supplier. And we get exactly
what we pay for, cheap ***.

AC


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