Tory MP Bill Cash issued a statement today defending his expenses record.

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General by Martha McKenzie-Minifie

As I type the IPSA/CIPS Pan Africa conference has just wrapped up for another year. The theme was “procurement in the global marketplace – gaining a competitive advantage”

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International, Low cost sourcing by Jake Kanter

You don’t need me to point out that the UK jobs market is a little tough at the moment.

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Careers by Steve Bagshaw

I spent last week meeting and greeting some the most senior procurement people in the Zambian mining industry.

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International by Jake Kanter

There’s a story out of New Zealand this week that people who have control of a company’s purse strings should heed.

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Fraud & corruption, International by Martha McKenzie-Minifie

Someone once said: “When you are through changing, you are through” – what are you doing to alter things for the better?

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Business change by Rebecca Ellinor

One in seven employees at large British companies feel that using cash bribes or personal gifts is an acceptable way to win business in a tough economy, according to this story in today’s FT based on new research.

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Fraud & corruption by Steve Bagshaw

This evening I travel to Africa to meet with buyers and attend a number of conferences, including the annual pan African IPSA conference.

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International by Jake Kanter

I was under the impression that the world economy was in tatters because of irresponsible lending by banks to people who had no realistic chance of paying back the debts they had accrued.

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Careers, General by Paul Snell

An article in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph compares the current expenses scandal to those of the past.

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Public sector by Paul Snell