If this little video is true, and they are dying as an industry, good riddance. Government would save so much money by not using them and commissioning services that are much cheaper and actually run by professionals
who are far more accountable (and own) their advice.

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I am sure there is positive and constructive elements of them, no doubt. However my experience is that it most certainly is not in data protection. Not at all. It’s all gimmicky, badly researched, badly delivered wastes of time and money.

If I behaved as they do as a small consultancy, and produced duff work, my name would be mud and I would be raked across the coals. Bigger firms, just accepted as how it works. Event when everyone accepts it was duff work!

Time and again you see reports or failed projects that cost £££££ and deliver nothing. And who was brought in to do it or run it, the big consultancy firm. Is there any accountability? No. Any refunds? No.

Time and again I see organisations pay ££££ for shuddy work that the smaller, competent, consultancies then have to clear up. Or could have done right for far less money. What an utter waste of money, a fair proportion of it being taxpayer money.

It will also be the subject of a forthcoming bonus episode of The Rest is History, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.

For more details head to t.co/EouQTGuMqw

The research of the exhibition's conveners, Byrga Geniht, has been endorsed by Prof. Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

The show combines sculpture, historical artefacts, and digital projection to reconnect England with its lost culture.

Entry is free and the show will include brand new works made in collaboration with artists including Jacob Chandler, Dave Shrimpton, Caroline Weidman, Shay Shani, and Teresa Clay, as well as BYRGA GENIHT originals.

Still in limbo last time I checked. 🤣

I do use the word ‘good’ loosely and only when compared to their DP work. Compared to that, they are top of the class. 🤣

Completely agree! Other regulators have their faults, but at least they carry some respect. I’ve lost all respect for that office except for their FOI side. At least that is doing ‘good’ work.

The lack of any action on the MOD breach. It’s baffling most people as it goes completely against their own policies on things and sends a very clear message undermining what we’ve all be trying to achieve.