The Bad Buying Blog
Your resource for everything good, bad, and befuddling about how organizations buy stuff.
£29,000 a week to look after one boy
Read moreIt’s a while since I wrote much about Bad Buying and I need to get back into the routine. And this story grabbed my attention, as an example of what looks on the surface at least like an appalling case of UK public sector waste and poor procurement. But as is so often the case, it is more complex than it first appears.
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Bad Buying Wins Prestigious Award en Paris!
Read moreIt is now just over a year since Bad Buying was published and it has sold literally millions thousands of copies all over the world. Thanks to everyone who has bought the book and all who have commented on and reviewed it on Amazon and elsewhere – that is much appreciated.
The book has been translated into Polish,…
Bad Buying – Six Months On
Read moreIt is now more than six months since "Bad Buying — How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds, and F*ck-ups" hit the (largely virtual) shops. Many thanks to everyone who has bought it and even more so for those who have left reviews on Amazon and elsewhere.
We still haven’t sold lots of copies from…
