tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post341883905583884756..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Who is bidding for the Met Office?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-15381474462635568662008-12-22T12:14:00.000+00:002008-12-22T12:14:00.000+00:00Is there by any chance an EU regulation driving th...Is there by any chance an EU regulation driving this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-14641208076530905282008-12-17T01:24:00.000+00:002008-12-17T01:24:00.000+00:00I for one would be really sorry to see the Met off...I for one would be really sorry to see the Met office sold off.<BR/>Its a vitally important asset, relied on by many, especially councils throughout the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-26336970154935442822008-12-16T23:29:00.000+00:002008-12-16T23:29:00.000+00:00"consider, for a number of Government assets, the ..."consider, for a number of Government assets, the potential for alternative business models, commercialisation, new market opportunities and, where appropriate, alternatives to public ownership."<BR/><BR/> Translation= Flog off as much as possible. <BR/><BR/>(i.e. because they are up to their eyes in debt.)<BR/><BR/> How about this for a government efficiency drive? They could stop wasting their time thinking up meaningless drivel and write plain english.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-84871004037084085352008-12-16T18:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T18:51:00.000+00:00Everything now flows to the centre. Our government...Everything now flows to the centre. Our government surrendered to the EU, our Royal Mail is about to become a european entity and the Met Office will become part of a European service. Simple really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-52547075597350381202008-12-16T15:54:00.000+00:002008-12-16T15:54:00.000+00:00Who gives a fuck?Who gives a fuck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-19653048969492413062008-12-16T15:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T15:51:00.000+00:00I suggest that anyone who bids for the Met office ...I suggest that anyone who bids for the Met office must be able to pronounce 'meteorological' while drunk and sober.<BR/><BR/>I can't be done !<BR/><BR/>Merry ChristmasJ Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429969363218165567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-58196501530107866062008-12-16T15:36:00.000+00:002008-12-16T15:36:00.000+00:00Dizzy, off topic but have you seen these Iraq Shoe...Dizzy, off topic but have you seen these <A HREF="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/15/iraq-shoe-tosser-guy.html" REL="nofollow">Iraq Shoe Tosser Guy: The Animated Gifs</A><BR/><BR/>There's even a Matrix one :o)T England. Raised from the dead.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15814544369270630911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-43192797703252394572008-12-16T11:28:00.000+00:002008-12-16T11:28:00.000+00:00The net assets of £205 million is simply the histo...The net assets of £205 million is simply the historical accounting and is composed of £257 total assets minus £52 million of debts and provisions etc.<BR/><BR/>I doubt very much that the government (actually the MOD who is the owner of the Met Office technically) will get anywhere near £205 million. A prospective buyer will not look at the net asset value but the underlying future profits that the business can generate. Taking this view the Met Office produced £12.7 million operating profits in the last year and even if you multiply this by 10x (optimistic at best considering the weak investor climate) you only arrive at a 'value' of £127 million - a far cry from the £205 million that has been invested over the years.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107845101737790640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-41364508964701473412008-12-16T10:20:00.000+00:002008-12-16T10:20:00.000+00:00I find that to be a suspiciously low figure.In the...I find that to be a suspiciously low figure.<BR/><BR/>In the past few years alone, the Met Office has spent around £60 million on supercomputers (£33 million in 2008 - £27 million in 2004), not to mention purchased of other assets.<BR/><BR/>I am sure the computer algorithms etc developed by the Met Boffins don't have a zero valuation to them either.<BR/><BR/>Just a gut reaction, but considering the hardware and software assets, along with the brandname goodwill valuation, I'd have expected a much higher figure.<BR/><BR/>Another Quinitic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com