tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048449668150968412.post6601966821055159700..comments2023-11-14T08:19:54.657+00:00Comments on DMossEsq: Will the ridge of high pressure over Whitehall blow away the G-Cloud?David Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345636878071983416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048449668150968412.post-16268517407410296562012-04-21T16:42:58.912+01:002012-04-21T16:42:58.912+01:00Thank you for that, PBI. Today's skirmish is o...Thank you for that, PBI. Today's skirmish is on the <i>Guardian</i> website, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/comment-permalink/15751660" rel="nofollow">the UK centre of political influence</a>, I'm sure you will agree.David Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345636878071983416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048449668150968412.post-57143990458535916382012-04-20T19:15:04.817+01:002012-04-20T19:15:04.817+01:00Private coimpanies make plenty of mistakes and end...Private coimpanies make plenty of mistakes and end up pursuing loss-making strategies. But they also make lots of good decisions and pursue strategies that make them lots of money. Win some, lose some - as long as the good stuff outweighs the bad stuff, that's okay. When it comes to public sector "businesses", these rules don't apply, because there's no profit and loss, so they don't need to gamble with our money to find niches in the market or to overtake competitors - there are no competitors, there is no market. And yet they invariably end up pursuing G-Cloud-style projects which, if they worked, would solve lots of problems - but, of course, theses sorts of trendy, cutting-edge projects invariably fail. Officials and politicians responsible for spending our money should be as cautious and practical as possible - and there's absolutely no need for them to behave otherwise. Which leaves the rest of us scratching our heads and wondering why they invariably behave like cash-rich technology start-ups bloated with angel investor funding. Very odd. Anyway, now you've seen off ID cards, let's hope you can do the same for G-Cloud technology.Poor Bloody Infantrynoreply@blogger.com