G Whizz: clouding the aims of ICT consolidation?

Strange things seem to be happening around the UK government's grand G-cloud project to condense IT costs and build a competitive infrastructure for the future. The omens seem sound – the promised savings would contribute nicely to the government's spending cuts over the next few years, and the scheme dovetails neatly with Prime Minister David Cameron's avowed intention to plant deep sustainable roots within the UK economy.