Sold off, sold out
If, like me, you were an avid watcher of The Apprentice, you may have noticed a task that was curiously missing - winning council contracts.
Well, all you proto-capitalists out there, now’s your chance. Devon County Council is looking to sell-off (sorry ‘rationalise’ or ‘increase primary user choice’ in) its care sector.
The tendering process may well have begun, and if you’re quick you can get in there and secure what could be your pension fund (heaven forfend that you would ever rely on the council for old-age care).
Apparently the council can’t afford to run them itself. But it if can’t, who can? What frivolous luxuries is money being wasted on? Would it be a decent care provision, by any chance? Why would a company want to do it unless it could make money, and how can you really think of making money out of those who are vulnerable?
If you can’t answer these questions, then quite frankly you’re a lightweight, and you’re fired!
Posted by Cptn
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