13th October 2010, 04:00 PM
Yes - the constitution of the various elements of this contractor is somewhat complex, and certainly I would be very worried at the moment if I worked for any archaeological contractor that is based (tenuously or otherwise) with a higher education establishment or indeed within any public sector body (museum, county council, quango etc).
However this should not prevent us from understanding that good archaeologists with years of experience and excellent reputations are likely to lose their jobs as a result of this decision - itself a result of the current economic circumstances. Even if we feel that the marketplace will ultimately benefit from all contractors being purely prviate sector based (and I for one am not yet convinced of this) it should still not prevent us from offering our support and best wishes.
Beamo
However this should not prevent us from understanding that good archaeologists with years of experience and excellent reputations are likely to lose their jobs as a result of this decision - itself a result of the current economic circumstances. Even if we feel that the marketplace will ultimately benefit from all contractors being purely prviate sector based (and I for one am not yet convinced of this) it should still not prevent us from offering our support and best wishes.
Beamo