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I can remember spending a Christmas in Rotherham when our son was about a year old.
He walked into a low coffee table splitting his lip, we get him checked over at the local hospital.
Then a few weeks later we got a visit from the SS, we live hundreds of miles from Rotherham 
Are you seriously saying that the private sector does not make errors comparable to those in Rotherham?
Te incompetence of G4 security and prison breaks, for instance?
The wholesale belittlement, name-calling and damned-near libel that goes on in the press (who are private companies).
Discrimination in the workplace based on gender, age or disability
Do you want more examples?
Quote: Are you seriously saying that the private sector does not make errors comparable to those in Rotherham?
Te incompetence of G4 security and prison breaks, for instance?
The wholesale belittlement, name-calling and damned-near libel that goes on in the press (who are private companies).
Discrimination in the workplace based on gender, age or disability
Do you want more examples?
As I said, This always goes on in the Public sector and more so by many times, than in the private sector and particularly when private sector contractors like G4 work under the supervision of the Public Sector. The other difference of course is that public sector ****-ups like Immigration control, looking after our gold reserves, managing the economy, buying computer hardware and in particular software, employing these public sector 'jobsworths' who have time to hammer the innocentover trivia - all cost us the tax-payer hard earned income.
The main problem being that members of the government have no history of having had a proper job and so cannot supervise or manage employment of staff and correct efficient running of other jobs. The same is now becoming the norm in Local authorities. A lot of them decided to become investment brokers and instead of concentrating on running local services started investing in Icelandic banks! Remember that? Did we ever get our money back? NO! Because public sector people in Ivory Towers seem to think they can run anything when most couldn't run a piss-up in a brewery.
Quote: The main problem being that members of the government have no history of having had a proper job and so cannot supervise or manage employment of staff and correct efficient running of other jobs. The same is now becoming the norm in Local authorities
Never a truer word said, despite some of the problems in the private sector quoted.
It's highly probable that the public sector makes far more ****-ups than the private sector. Reasons-
1. when the public sector makes one of it's frequent ****-ups who pays? We do the taxpayer. Who takes responsibility; usually no one, but if occasionally some gets sacked it's usually with a handsome pay off and a full pension
2 when the private sectors makes a ****-up who pays? The business and shareholders and the workers at that firm. A great incentive to make fewer mistakes.
Quote: It's highly probable that the public sector makes far more ****-ups than the private sector.
Having worked for both I can't see much difference. I have seen millions wasted in the private sector and those responsible were either promoted or used it as a stepping stone to a better paid job.
The difference in private sector is that as long as the company is still making money your cockups get hidden.
Quote: particularly when private sector contractors like G4 work under the supervision of the Public Sector.
No the difference is that they cockup all the time...it only appears in the papers when it is the public sector signing the cheques.
Quote: Having worked for both I can't see much difference. I have seen millions wasted in the private sector and those responsible were either promoted or used it as a stepping stone to a better paid job.
The difference in private sector is that as long as the company is still making money your cockups get hidden.
I agree. I think private firms should be allowed only in manufacturing and service industries - not in fuel, water, the health services or railways - and they definitely should be kept out of schools and prison security services! 
The man who was at the helm of Natwest Bank when it made one of the largest losses in British business history was able to retire with a handsome pension. Is this what's meant by private sector accountability?
Quote: Ah well, judging by the result of the by election in Rotherham yesterday it would seem, contrary to popular belief, that turkeys DO actually vote for Christmas, and more of the same !
Well the votes for UKIP were great and maybe the wishy-washy Lib Dems will be back into obscurity by the next general election, unless of course cameron sees the light and calls a referendum, thus carrying out the wishes of the electorate for once.
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