Assembly line
13 September 2012
Self-government in Wales has had limited success so far, and purchasing is under pressure to give it a boost. David Arminas reports in the first of a series on the effects of devolution on procurement in the UK
Cardiff’s redeveloped docklands area is a showcase for the Welsh capital’s progression from a 19-th century centre of heavy industry to a 21st-century hub for the services and leisure sectors. Where yesterday’s steelworkers and stevedores arrived for early-morning shifts, there now arrive civil servants and politicians.
Devolution in 1999 brought self-government...