Reportedly Russia has started selling off its gold reserves to finance its budget. I know people have been predicting the imminent collapse of Russia every month since February 2022, but I wonder whe… (View Post)

That isn't their problem. Their problem is that their car manufacturers are late to the EV transition and are being left behind. If the EUs rules had been tighter then they would have been forced to … (View Post)

When I first joined an IT consultancy firm in 2017, almost all of its projects were in the private sector. My current employer does still have a couple of private sector clients, but I'd estimate abo… (View Post)

I'm a big fan of recruiting permanent staff and retaining institutional knowledge, it's just so frustrating that the big two reasons why it won't happen is the fuss that the Unions would kick up on o… (View Post)

How are you going to implement any IT project, to improve productivity, with civil service pay scales and a ban on consultants? (View Post)