7th July 2008, 04:18 PM
Yes. Disappointing and a potential precursor to worrying times in my opinion, monopoly-wise.
Im not on the inside!, but know people involved at both ends. Apparently, the staff of the unit being taken over preferred the 'largest unit's' pitch to other tenders. So, there are no potential quality of work issues or even management not considering the opinions of staff issues. On the face of it everything is hunky-dory.
However, as time progresses i worry whether this growing situation might lead to complacency of practice (such as sanitised interpretation through nationwide standardisation of field practice, 'archaeology painting by numbers-) and eventually pseudo-legal status (e.g. the replacement of English Heritage with privitised equivalents).
Im sure i'll get shouted down by the capitalists!
Im not on the inside!, but know people involved at both ends. Apparently, the staff of the unit being taken over preferred the 'largest unit's' pitch to other tenders. So, there are no potential quality of work issues or even management not considering the opinions of staff issues. On the face of it everything is hunky-dory.
However, as time progresses i worry whether this growing situation might lead to complacency of practice (such as sanitised interpretation through nationwide standardisation of field practice, 'archaeology painting by numbers-) and eventually pseudo-legal status (e.g. the replacement of English Heritage with privitised equivalents).
Im sure i'll get shouted down by the capitalists!