[mseebach]

"OMG we're the government and everything we do is huge and unprecedented so it is impossible for us to use off-the-shelf anything and we can learn nothing from best practises" is step 0 of every failed big government project.

There's significant thawing of that attitude (and gov.uk, for their imperfections, is definitely a very positive part of the trend) but the idea is alive and well.

[walshemj]

Yes because a real world organization with IT systems going back 50+ years is exactly like some me to macbook and MBA start up with two men and a pantomime horse in old street.

[mseebach]

Yes because a hipster startup in Old Street is the only kind of non-government entity that uses computers for anything.

[walshemj]

Well not everyone is good at it at BT is/was well before that fuckwit sales man got over promoted and fucked over Global Services good and propper.

And at least they have avoided any healthcare.gov and RBS fiascos - Though I suspect that Universal credit is going to be a real CF