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If you needed another reason to vote Yes and Yes, it has just arrived. Management has annouced the plan to outsource administrative staff at UWE in yet another move of radical transformation of Higher Education towards full privatisation.

After consultation with senior managers and Faculty Academic Registrars, and drawing on the outcomes of the initial process reviews, we have taken the in principle decision that all administrative staff should be line managed through the appropriate professional services from the start of the next academic year. We are now considering the operationalisation of this, with a view to circulating further information via the VC Update in February.

The measure, part of the Orwellian termed 'one univeristy administration' has caused so much confusion and fear amongst admin staff at UWE that management felt the need to calm things down by a follow up email promising clarification...erh...in due course...These people want to be CEO's but they make us feel like we were part of a 'The office' re-enactment.

It's just that no one's laughing.