As part of the Tory re-branding exercise, Bloomberg reported on 1st July:

David Cameron, whose Conservative Party is on course to win power in the U.K. in the next year, said he wanted the government to broaden its base of contractors away from large companies including Capita Group Plc. “At the moment in the civil service there’s a sort of mentality of ‘no one got fired for giving the contract to Capita,’” Cameron told an audience of volunteer workers in London today. “We’ve got to have a culture that’s a little bit more experimental and is prepared to take a bit of a leap sometimes with a small organization.”

Yesterday Bloomberg interviewed the CEO of Capita, who said:

“Conservative party members of a very high level have expressed considerable interest in Capita and outsourcing,” Chief Executive Officer Paul Pindar said in a telephone interview today. “If the Tories win the next election and some of the strong statements they’re making on reducing their cost base are followed through, we could see some good opportunities.”
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“We thought Cameron’s remarks were flattering, and we’ve talked to other members of the party who thought so too,” said Pindar.

Clearly Mr Pindar failed to get the memo from Cameron to keep shtum and toe the line. Still waiting for Cameron to embrace ‘Red Toryism’ and small businesses.

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