John Glen, the Chief (“only”, as he put it) Economist for CIPS, spoke at eWorld recently on the topic of Brexit, not surprisingly. He is […]
John Glen on Brexit – Highlights from eWorld Keynote
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Down the Procurement Pub with Labour, Instagram, DEFRA and Hookworms
I was at the Kings Arms, Roupell Street, near Waterloo this week, not with Jason Busch but here is a picture when I was there […]
Down the Procurement Pub with Politics, Football, Ms Bailie, and Rolo Tomassi
Another picture from our recent pub debate ... James Marland and Martine Booth from SAP Ariba, in the very pleasant private room we used at […]
Down the Procurement Pub with Golf, Honours, Trump, Guy and Snail Mail
As this is published, I will be hacking my way around an unsuspecting golf course on a charity day – my second round in two […]
Are Top UK Civil Servants Breaking The (Procurement) Law? Yes, According to PACAC Committee Evidence
Yes, following the UK parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee hearing on public sector outsourcing post the Carillion collapse, we’re going for the “clickbait” […]
Yet Another “Minister for Procurement” Takes the Government Commercial Hot Seat
With all the Carillion “excitement”, we’ve somewhat ignored the recent UK government ministerial reshuffle last week, which turned out not quite as planned for Prime […]
Down the Procurement Pub with the NHS, Politics and Bausa
We’re not quite back in the swing yet for 2018, so another reminder of happy 2017 times with a picture from the CIPS wine tasting […]
Public Spend Forum Europe – Public Procurement Highlights from This Week
Public Spend Forum is dedicated to public sector procurement and aims to be a global community and knowledge network for improving public procurement and the public sector […]
Down The Procurement Pub with Bloom, eInvoicing and Tom Petty
No pub pics today – it has been a truly horrible week. Above all, we saw the tragic events in Las Vegas, and while our […]
Bombardier and Boeing Trade Dispute Threatens Jobs – Bad News For Procurement Too
The trade dispute between Bombardier and Boeing, which involves the governments of the US, Canada and the UK highlights the complexity of these matters. The […]
Maude Lays Into Civil Service – But Did His Procurement Reforms Work?
Francis (Lord) Maude, ex Minister for the Cabinet Office and de facto “minister for procurement” from 2010-15 has laid into the civil service. Civil Service […]
Trump on Afghanistan and the Garden Bridge – Two Examples of the Same Fallacy
Two seemingly unconnected events of the past couple of weeks actually both emphasised one of the most basic, fundamental and yet often ignored principles of […]