That’s exactly the business case that has been used for decades, and is also used in the private sector. But it comes at a long term cost: less continuity in care or other essential services, far low… (View Post)

Trump has shown the way on that front. Note that Kent CC was Tory controlled, not Labour. (View Post)

Ah, same thought I had. Maybe it’ll start an overdue debate over excessive reliance on agency workers in social care, which is where I assume the costs mainly sit. Still, the tweet is successful on i… (View Post)

I’ve no idea of the details of this case, but is it possible that the “recruitment services” here is actually a tender for agency services, including actual cost of the employee. 22% of payroll as re… (View Post)

Meanwhile Ukraine is striking Russia with a huge drone swarm this evening. Some more unilateral nuclear disarmament by the look of it. And Zelenskyy was making dismissive comments about some of Russi… (View Post)