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Consulting firms doing the work of government?
"The previous Coalition government spent $20.8bn outsourcing more than a third of operations, an audit has found."
theguardian.com/australia-news

"Governments are increasingly reliant on consulting firms. Critics says it's often to their detriment. Economics professor Mariana Mazzucato is alarmed at how much governments rely on consulting firms."
"But what we've witnessed in the last 50 years is the of the capacity within our government organisations to even be a good partner to these other organisations."
abc.net.au/news/2023-03-16/aus

#publicservice #dismantling #consulting #government #shadowworkforce #outsourcing #governance #conflictofinterest #publicsector #consultingfirms

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Manly Blog · @MnlyBeach
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Are consulting firms doing the work of government?
"One [issue] is that because we're not investing within our systems or systems or systems, we're getting a weaker and weaker , which then requires others (consulting firms) to help it do its work...When you no longer invest within your capacity, you actually end up literally requiring them to do some of the most central functions of government."
abc.net.au/news/2023-03-16/aus
organisations industry

#health #education #transport #state #transparency #dependency #dismantling #government #consulting

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Pauline von Hellermann · @pvonhellermannn
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2/2 The second, by Nesrine Maslik, gives a very insightful and powerful account of the of the and as well as policies - and the realisation that if she arrived now, she probably would not make it the way she did. Both pointing out just how much real, visionary change we need, and how sadly that is not really coming from Keir Starmer and

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#dismantling #welfarestate #publicservices #hostileenvironment #labour

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Eka A. · @Eka_FOOF_A
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@flexghost The of is sign of . What are they scared of? If their philosophy is so great, then let it duke it out with a highly educated public that can freely learn what they want to. The fact that the needs to limit what others can learn, and use and to get into power says the people don't like it, and don't what anything to do with it.

#censorship #lies #subterfuge #GOP #authoritarianism #Education #dismantling

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