Whitehall procurement departments – incompetent or incontinent??

15 Nov 2010 | Filed under: auditel, Electricity, Gas, government, Spending review

I was interested in an article at the end of last week where Francis Maude publicly agreed with the findings of Sir Philip Green in his review of Whitehall Spending.  As Francis stated in the article (for the full text of this article click here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/8130227/Paymaster-General-Francis-Maude-drives-a-hard-bargain.html) the review provided a reality check for the public [...]

Industry Tags: auditel, British Gas, energy prices, Francis Maude

A chilly winter to come – the rise and fall of energy prices

11 Nov 2010 | Filed under: auditel, cost management, Electricity, Gas, government, Spending review, utilities

Firstly apologies to regular readers of my blogs as it is a while since my last post.  Part of that was due to spending a couple of days in Portugal at the end of last month at the Volvo Amateur Masters UK Final, which I was lucky enough to qualify for.  A great few days, [...]

Industry Tags: auditel, Comprehensive spending review, cost management, electricity, gas, prices, winter

The devil is in the detail – The Comprehensive Spending Review

21 Oct 2010 | Filed under: cost cutting, government, Spending review

So the long-awaited day arrived and went.  George Osborne yesterday announced the results of the Comprehensive Spending review, detailing where the cuts were going to be made and by how much.  Firstly before delving into the detail, was this process actually necessary.  I guess there is little doubt in most people’s mind that Government could [...]

Industry Tags: Comprehensive spending review, cost efficiencies, council tax, IMF, KPMG, local councils, OECD, public sector

Bonfire night comes early

15 Oct 2010 | Filed under: government, Spending review

Well it has started.  Although the result of the Comprehensive Spending review will not be known until next week, the Government yesterday announced the list of quangos that are to close.  There was also the announcement of a triennial review to ensure the bodies that do survive continue to meet the original criteria for their [...]

Industry Tags: bonfire night, cost cutting, quangos

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