tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post7357997106076031125..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Blood from a stone - more from the council accountscaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-71723634143225581502012-08-31T21:16:00.761+01:002012-08-31T21:16:00.761+01:00The Guardian article is on the right track, but a ...The Guardian article is on the right track, but a pity they did not look at what has happened in the private sector, where outsourcing was flavour of the month about 15 years ago. I worked for years with major banks and companies which had outsourced swathes of their IT, and it always ended in tears. There are some very interesting case studies out there which ought to make councils stop in their tracks.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-13854093934802592142012-08-29T22:13:37.553+01:002012-08-29T22:13:37.553+01:00Geldards LLP is based in Cardiff! *Just saying as ...Geldards LLP is based in Cardiff! *Just saying as numerous local law firms would cry out for that spend*william pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437474369059100810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-38767540591992501792012-08-29T22:00:09.159+01:002012-08-29T22:00:09.159+01:00Thank you @anon. As far as Carmarthenhsire is conc...Thank you @anon. As far as Carmarthenhsire is concerned, and from my perspective, I would have to agree.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-36788843574748709832012-08-29T19:42:41.708+01:002012-08-29T19:42:41.708+01:00Carl Sargeant is the Minister for Social Justice &...Carl Sargeant is the Minister for Social Justice & Local Government in the Welsh Assembly Government. On this page it lists his responsibilities:- http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetm/carlsargeant?lang=en <br /><br />Those responsibilities include:-<br /><br />* The implementation of Wales Programme for Improvement (best value) by local authorities in Wales;<br />* Local authority performance and their accountability for it;<br />* The implementation of best value by local authorities in Wales;<br />* Public admission to local authority meetings;<br /><br />So far he has been a miserable failure in all the above.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com