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Don’t expect swift justice with public sector contract bans

November 29, 2012

The concept of barring companies found to have acted contrary to the law or in a negligent manner from public sector contracts has received a lot of attention over recent months.

There is a strong appetite in the UK to keep those who have done wrong, been perceived not to have paid enough tax or failed to fulfil contractual requirements, away from public deals. (more…)

‘No such thing as bad publicity’

August 31, 2012

Rebecca Ellinor, managing editor, Supply Management“I could barely write my name without having to sit down afterwards – it’s nine letters long and thus really takes it out of me when writing with a normal pen designed for men.”

“I was recently given a box of these as a gift from my husband, but I have no idea what to do with them! They’re too thin to make a good rolling pin, I can’t ladle out my soups with them and the tiny point doesn’t even make a dent when I try to use one to chop veggies!” (more…)