Trade unions in Britain are reporting a “staggering” increase in outsourcing

Despite the bitter experience of the Carillion collapse, trade unions in Britain are reporting a “staggering” increase in outsourcing. “The lifetime value of outsourcing contracts awarded in 2017-18 ‘rocketed’ by 53% from £62bn to £95bn in the past year, according to the GMB union, which pointed to nearly £2bn in contracts awarded to Capita and Interserve despite both issuing profit warnings. The GMB said this showed a government ‘hell-bent’ on privatisation, despite the warning signs given by the collapse of Carillion, which managed public sector contracts to provide services such as prison maintenance and school dinners.”