tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post2747252710369958816..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: You pay peanuts ......Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-21841498580850753022008-07-23T23:57:00.000+01:002008-07-23T23:57:00.000+01:00I guess I didn't make it clear in the post. I unde...I guess I didn't make it clear in the post. I understand the economic principle - to save money - but as I was trying to argue it's usually a false economy. In the case of the NHS the poor state of the hospitals is a direct cause of hospital acquired infections which end up costing far more than they save by outsourcing the cleaning. If someone offers to do the job for less it must mean either doing it less well or less often.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-17591871600991603352008-07-23T20:21:00.000+01:002008-07-23T20:21:00.000+01:00But the point of outsorcing is to cut costs. And t...But the point of outsorcing is to cut costs. And the outsourcing company wants to maximize profits. This is what happens when a private company gets its sums wrong - the staff earn less and the owner wants to walk away:<BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7522348.stm<BR/>People who claim the free market can do no wrong accuse public servants of being dinosaurs but aren't freemarketeers dinosaurs as well - velociraptors?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.com