Risks of outsourcing and privatisation laid bare | Letters

Readers address government blunders, NHS privatisation, and Capita’s and Carillion’s woesIf the Conservatives would look beyond market-fundamentalist theory they would see that outsourcing is more intrinsically flawed the more complex the task and the more uncertain the contingencies around the contractual terms (Report, 1 February). The results can be the worst of public and private regimes. On the supplier side, not only is a lot of outsourcing conducted in markets characterised by