tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post6674197793757435741..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: The Trouble with TargetsMunguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-71559546935152549772009-10-05T11:46:54.692+01:002009-10-05T11:46:54.692+01:00Freethinker,
Payment by results inevitably means ...Freethinker,<br /><br />Payment by results inevitably means that targets will be set. Private sector involvement means that a profit motive will be part of the target setting. I pity anyone made unemployed and having to go through this. Worse still it seems that to pay for it all Dave from Eton is going to force the sick into work with targets there too. I don't think hope will do us much good. An independent, fair and decent Scotland is the only answer I can see.<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I'll have a look at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-75184342194817018172009-10-05T11:38:54.732+01:002009-10-05T11:38:54.732+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-11466391830324271592009-10-05T11:25:30.585+01:002009-10-05T11:25:30.585+01:00Subrosa,
You're bang on the button. The harm ...Subrosa,<br /><br />You're bang on the button. The harm they do knows no bounds and as the interview shows (payment by results is all about targets) the Tories are no better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-41117523623623731992009-10-05T10:52:13.790+01:002009-10-05T10:52:13.790+01:00I hope but am not confident that the conservatives...I hope but am not confident that the conservatives will remove targets and instead go understand the problems and remove the things in the way of good performance. <br /><br />An article in the Systems Thinking Review shows the damage that targets are doing in public sector services, with evidence. <br /><br />http://www.thesystemsthinkingreview.co.uk/index.php?pg=18&backto=1&utwkstoryid=187<br /><br />Perhaps all we can do is hope?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-57783325213956800502009-10-05T09:24:54.374+01:002009-10-05T09:24:54.374+01:00No I think it will be much worse, as Mr Cameron al...No I think it will be much worse, as Mr Cameron already seems to be hinting at here. I can well imagine that any hints before the election will transfer into somnething 10 times worse after it when he safely has the keys to number 10.Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-2219938712454539842009-10-05T03:21:09.287+01:002009-10-05T03:21:09.287+01:00The targets culture won't improve under the To...The targets culture won't improve under the Tories either Munguin. This is one thing that has to be done away with in an independent Scotland. The other 4,999 we can discuss later.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.com