tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post4798927810028789594..comments2024-03-28T07:32:23.397+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Privatisation Roundup 2Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-82280428485728805402013-03-25T08:47:02.206+00:002013-03-25T08:47:02.206+00:00With only O-level economics I can't work out h...With only O-level economics I can't work out how Custody Plus was too expensive to implement during the Blair/Brown boom but is now achievable during the present austerity. I understand all the creaming, parking and general misrepresentation but still don't get it. Anyone out there with an A-level pass?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43458353040430476732013-03-25T02:41:31.789+00:002013-03-25T02:41:31.789+00:00Jim,
Slip of the finger! Cheers for amended figur...Jim,<br /><br />Slip of the finger! Cheers for amended figure ( always got a little befuddled when Oasys reviews were due!)....questions sent to Mr Hornby directly & as appended comments on Serco website...will happily forward if/when response known?<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Mike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-50358055193620606092013-03-24T22:20:30.544+00:002013-03-24T22:20:30.544+00:00@ Mike / anonymous
You need to read more carefull...@ Mike / anonymous<br /><br />You need to read more carefully:<br />http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmjust/uc964-i/uc964.pdf<br /><br />Grayling claims nearly 40% savings from London CP, not £40m. I believe the claimed cash saving figure is £25m :<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18827469<br /><br />Have you written to Mr Hornby or just left comments?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21865043055497369722013-03-24T17:19:40.604+00:002013-03-24T17:19:40.604+00:00Rob,
Indeed! Nice to hear from you again and I co...Rob,<br /><br />Indeed! Nice to hear from you again and I congratulate you in your continued efforts on the NAPO forum site.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JimJim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-36043719634111748872013-03-24T17:17:55.701+00:002013-03-24T17:17:55.701+00:00Blimey things must be getting dodgy if you're ...Blimey things must be getting dodgy if you're commenting anonymously! lol <br /><br />Sadly I never knew David but he certainly seems to have made his mark.<br /><br />I await with interest the results of your endeavours regarding Serco and thanks for your continued support.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JimJim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85580797465958982582013-03-24T16:40:57.908+00:002013-03-24T16:40:57.908+00:00Jim,
Still awaiting a response from Serco - 10 qu...Jim,<br /><br />Still awaiting a response from Serco - 10 questions on why CP in London after S take over is giving cause for concern!.. http://www.ethosjournal.com/topics/justice/item/426-community-payback-and-rehabilitation...<br /><br />On a slightly more restrained note sad to read of the death of David Mathieson ex-CPO Merseyside. who was at the time he entered the profession the youngest PO in the country...recall that he bought the trounced Middlesex soccer team a pub lunch after the game.. now that is what I call a public service!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-70090452262169541612013-03-24T13:46:45.272+00:002013-03-24T13:46:45.272+00:00Goes to show you CAN fool some of the people ALL o...Goes to show you CAN fool some of the people ALL of the time.Rob Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10780640004373185652013-03-24T11:39:20.822+00:002013-03-24T11:39:20.822+00:00I didn't know the Cleveland initiative came fr...I didn't know the Cleveland initiative came from the Labour-controlled Fire Authority - I had wrongly assumed that the government had given a 'nod and a wink' to them, so thanks for that.<br /><br />As you say, there's not a cig paper to put between all three major political parties on privatisation - a really worrying comment on our democratic set-up.<br /><br />If UKIP want to make even more mischief ahead of the next General Election, they'd do well to sort out what stand they're going to take on such matters. In the mean time - well done 38 Degrees! Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38248510354750211542013-03-24T11:02:16.127+00:002013-03-24T11:02:16.127+00:00Acording to Pickles, he was asked by the Cleveland...Acording to Pickles, he was asked by the Cleveland Labour authority to see if the law could be changed to allow for mutuals in the fire service. It's left to 38 Degrees to lead a principled opposition while the Labour Party, as ever, adopts a pragmatic approach. <br /><br />The parliamentary parties are all in thrall to privatisation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com