Shut them down...
... Petition on eGov anyone?
The taxpayer-funded quango given the job of rebranding and promoting the nontrepreneurs of Shoreditch has blown through £1m on admin costs alone in a year. 'Tech City' is the brainchild of No.10 special advisor Rohan Silva. It's also the name of the eponymous unit within UKTI, a taxpayer-funded quango, that's been set up to …
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It's public money - there should be public accountability - especially over wages paid. If all quango expenses were public then I'd bet that they'd be a lot less enthusiasm for jumping on the gravy train. I say sack the whole lot of them ... if they're as smart and useful as they claim to be then they'll have no problems finding a new job will they?
Personally I'm all in favor of consigning them to the same fate as the marketing department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.
Andrew, you owe me an eyetest.
That suit...
it is still in front of my eyes... I understand that dressing in one of Elton John outfits from his Muppet show episode is one way look kewl for publicity purposes... I also understand that bad taste is not a criminal offense...
Does the FOI have a price tag for this ultimate pret-a-portet gem?
If you want companies to be in your city/country/geographic region then it's really simple.
Make the business environment conducive to making money.
I'm a small business owner and I couldn't care less whether the location my office is at has social meetups or not. And to be clear, yes we are a high tech company.
What I care about is the bottom line. What are my operational expenses ( taxes anyone?) and how easy is it to get the talent I want. I certainly don't need to waste time "socializing" with random folks. I don't have any to spare.
So, Britain, here's an idea: lower your tax rates on startups. Make it easier to get started ( licenses, etc ). And generally just stay out of my way.