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I know it's guaranteed internet points to deride the current government, and the ferry thing is/was despicable, but I think it's highly unlikely they're going t

by string 6y ago

I know it's guaranteed internet points to deride the current government, and the ferry thing is/was despicable, but I think it's highly unlikely they're going to put KFC in charge of logistical operations for the vaccine rollout.

throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
That's a deliberate misinterpretation of what was said.
FractalParadigm 6y ago
The point being made is that you have to give out the contracts to vetted companies who can actually deliver on it. Just because there's a cheapest option that, on paper, seems to tick all the boxes, doesn't mean said option is actually any good.
prodent 6y ago
If they learned their lesson, shouldn't they be pretty much predestined for the job?
DanBC 6y ago
Serco fucked up Test and Trace. Large PPE contracts were given to companies with no experience in making nor providing PPE, while companies with some experience were ignored. (Sometimes these contracts were awarded to personal contacts of ministers -- one was given to a bloke in the pub who happened to have the minister's contacts in WhatsApp.
EliRivers 6y ago
Well thanks for chipping in [0]. Got anymore glib, smug responses to things that nobody said? [0] I don't actually mean "thanks". That's childish and passive-aggressive of me, and I shouldn't do it. What I really mean is to suggest that I think you've added nothing to this and that you're addressing a point that nobody made, for reasons only you know. I would guess that it's some kind of hyperbole, and that what you kind of mean is "oh, for something as important as this, someone will do a proper job" which is at least a meaningful statement (if perhaps something of a triumph of hope over experience), but if I have to pick apart your snark to get the actual meaning, I'm doing your job for you. Can you not just write clearly, and state what you mean? Both of the massive fuckups I listed were highly unlikely, but they still happened.
- string 6y ago
  Yeesh, it was a light hearted joke about KFC because of the mildly amusing tangential link you made between the logistical problems of a fast-food retailer and a nationwide once-in-a-lifetime government backed vaccine rollout. No, I didn't actually interpret your comment as a claim that KFC will be in charge of the rollout. There's no need to be aggressive.

by string 6y ago

throwaway_pdp09 6y ago

That's a deliberate misinterpretation of what was said.

FractalParadigm 6y ago

The point being made is that you have to give out the contracts to vetted companies who can actually deliver on it. Just because there's a cheapest option that, on paper, seems to tick all the boxes, doesn't mean said option is actually any good.

prodent 6y ago

If they learned their lesson, shouldn't they be pretty much predestined for the job?

DanBC 6y ago

Serco fucked up Test and Trace. Large PPE contracts were given to companies with no experience in making nor providing PPE, while companies with some experience were ignored. (Sometimes these contracts were awarded to personal contacts of ministers -- one was given to a bloke in the pub who happened to have the minister's contacts in WhatsApp.

EliRivers 6y ago

Well thanks for chipping in [0]. Got anymore glib, smug responses to things that nobody said? [0] I don't actually mean "thanks". That's childish and passive-aggressive of me, and I shouldn't do it. What I really mean is to suggest that I think you've added nothing to this and that you're addressing a point that nobody made, for reasons only you know. I would guess that it's some kind of hyperbole, and that what you kind of mean is "oh, for something as important as this, someone will do a proper job" which is at least a meaningful statement (if perhaps something of a triumph of hope over experience), but if I have to pick apart your snark to get the actual meaning, I'm doing your job for you. Can you not just write clearly, and state what you mean? Both of the massive fuckups I listed were highly unlikely, but they still happened.

string 6y ago
Yeesh, it was a light hearted joke about KFC because of the mildly amusing tangential link you made between the logistical problems of a fast-food retailer and a nationwide once-in-a-lifetime government backed vaccine rollout. No, I didn't actually interpret your comment as a claim that KFC will be in charge of the rollout. There's no need to be aggressive.