Will the public relations debacle for G4S over its messed up Olympic security contract set back the appetite for outsourcing in the public sector?

The answer in the short-term has to be 'no.' But coupled with public disgust about bankers' bonuses and big dividends for shareholders in privatised utilities at a time when most people's standard of living is falling, the G4S saga is hardly helpful long-term for supporters of a mixed economy of provision.