It appears to be that time of year again. The non-existent summer has come to an end, and now we are all looking forward to the long, wet, dark, and bitterly cold months ahead. Call me a cynic, but I think that the British secretly look forward to September because it means that the game [...]
Now it is the turn of the Ministry of Defence to come under fire for its approach towards cost cutting in the recession. It was reported in The Times on August 18th that: “Private consultants are being paid £4,000 a day by the Ministry of Defence to help it to cut the costs of its [...]
Auditel National Conference last Friday. An excellent day, one that our network looks forward to through the year. Some inspiring external speakers, perhaps, most significantly Colonel Stuart Tootall, DSO OBE, former C.O. 3 Para in Afghanistan who spoke eloquently on leadership in the military and in business and drew some engaging parallels between the two [...]
Sir Philip Green has completed his study of Central Government procurement efficiency. To be clear he was “asked by the Prime Minister in mid August to carry out an efficiency review of Government spending, focusing on commodity procurement, property and major contracts”. You can read his report by going to the Cabinet Office website here. [...]
I’m delighted to report that Auditel has teamed up with one of the pre-eminent CPD training and compliance providers in UK. After a number of months of hard work, SWATUK has approved Auditel as a preferred supplier, to be recommended to their membership base and beyond. I look forward to working with SWAT UK as [...]