Change of culture . The failure of carillion has raised ideological and practical questions over what is the best and most economical way to deliver excellence in everything from schools and h52, to hospital services. Does whats happened to carillion demonstrate that the system is broken . In order to deal with the immediate problem, the business secretary today chaired the first meeting of a government taskforce, involving business, unions and lenders, to support firms and workers affected by the firms collapse. How big a deal has outsourcing become . Heres our policy editor chris cook. This is University College london hospital, uclh, an nhs hospital where devoted Public Employees tend the sick. But the building you can see was built by private builders and its managed by private contractors. Its a parable about how the British State has been changed by our contracting out culture. The key thing to understand about outsourcing is the contract. Outsourcing a service means someone, som
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