Most breath-taking quote of the day by Tory Leader of Essex County Council, Lord Hanningfield, on justifying a £5.4bn privatisation of services.
Assessment is pretty much the same whether you are assessing pot-holes or care for the elderly.
Now I carry no idealogical brief for the public sector. Indeed, I have always believed that control and leadership are far more important than ownership. But when it comes to public service you have to start from a profound understanding of those services and the communties for whom they are delivered. You need to recognize the difference between a home and a hole.
