Oh man we are HAVING A NEWS DAY I see
*BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS
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Oh man we are HAVING A NEWS DAY I see
*BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS
HM Treasury agreed to £1.15B funding for a UK tech project it was supposed to join. The business case was predicated on it joining. And now, it's like, "maybe later" potentially jeopardising savings for other depts. Welcome to the world of UK.gov shared services www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/u...
During my GCSEs, I beat FE colleges to win a Nottinghamshire Engineering Society competition. I designed and made a tent peg.
I'd be surprised if many were reading AA Milne, mores the pity.
The particulars of the claim are available to those who know where to find them. Total shared service plan across government has so far contracted around £2 billion in software and services to manage HR/finance for 470,000 civil servants.
I covered Sopra Steria's legal claim last week www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/s...
Capita won the DWP/Synergy ERP deal for £370M, less that 40% of the value estimated during procurement. A rival bidder has launched a legal claim which alleges Capita's bid was "abnormally low" and based on staffing "significantly below the current levels." www.theregister.com/2026/03/04/3...
Lake District, Eryri (Snowdonia), North Yorkshire Moors, Dartmoor too
I'm tired of being asked for questions in advance of interviews so now I might show them this
Natgas...
"In sheer volume, this could be worse than 2022"
www.ft.com/content/78fb...
But... zoom out
you might want to check out my colleague @lproven.bsky.social 's piece www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/b...
Mounds. "The waste heaps could be removed" horror www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know about the mounds, right? The local objections to lithium extraction because it would meaning moving the mounds, which are in fact industrial waste from decades of china clay extraction. But they like their mounds, I'm not kidding.
Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it, @fionaharvey.bsky.social writes
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
so... not good?
My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and it’s difficult to see.
He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now he’s struggling to find work.
Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
BY ME! some of our readers are saying this is sour grapes from the losing incumbent. I get that, but in my experience the losing side doesn’t go to court for fear of creating bad blood with a government that will present plenty more opportunities www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/s...
Sopra Steria sues UK government over £958M Capita outsourcing award
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/sopra_steria_sues_ukgov/
French firm claims DWP failed to identify rival's bid was 'abnormally low' and alleges govt breached procurement rules
One thing I've learned from this by-election is that everywhere is like Manchester and Labour should remember that.
Sopra Steria sues UK government over £958M Capita outsourcing award
On this subject, Sopra Steria is suing the DWP over an HR and finance outsourcing tender pegged at £958M. PCS says Capita won for £700M. Sopra Steria alleges DWP should have seen Capita's bid was "abnormally low" and understaffed. www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/s...
Borrowdale?
clippy's evil twin: calipy
standards have slipped.
I see evidence of the second poster's point all the time. The tail wags the dog in tech procurement because public-sector procurement and tech management are underpaid and lack clear career paths. I wrote about the problem here in a v Reg way. www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/u...
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Man bites dog was just horrible
I could never ever see a magic eye. I tried for ages
A rabbit in a dress? A dog in a suit? Where the hell are you?
I just learned Olivia Chaney is on the Wuthering Heights sound track. I saw her at the Gladstone Arms in Borough in about 2008. I wonder if they still do music nights there.