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OUSA has engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, better known as Deloitte, to take over general management of OUSA.
OUSA called in the world’s largest private professional services firm to fill the gap left by the resignation of General Manager Stephen Alexander.

 
Sources informed Critic that two Deloitte’s employees are to be seconded to OUSA part time. The firm, whose most junior level graduate employees reportedly charge out for over $150 an hour, will take over the day-to-day operational management of the business that is OUSA.
 

When questioned about the cost to students of hiring Deloitte, OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan confirmed that the organisation is not being charged full market rates.
 

“The decision to engage professional support from Deloitte isn’t one that has been made lightly, but professional advice was sought and all options were considered; including recruiting straight away and getting quotes from other organisations.”
 

Deloitte is also set to provide some professional support to make any changes necessary to survive VSM, expected to come into force later this year. Geoghegan describes the cost of this support as “well under the budget that the Executive set aside last year”.

 
“I believe investing in getting the transition in to a voluntary association right is the most responsible thing we could spend money on to ensure OUSA's survival and as little loss in services etc as possible for students,” says Geoghegan.

 
“Engaging Deloitte was seen as the lowest risk option and should give the Executive crucial support and professional advice in an uncertain time of a lot of change.”

 
The fact that one of the poster children of capitalism will be running OUSA is likely to be well received by the International Socialists, who love people in exceedingly expensive suits being paid vast sums of money to write reports and watch Powerpoint displays.

 
However Critic predicts the Young Nats will be none too pleased either about the recruitment of Deloittes, as it can be hard to bitch about student organisations when they are now directly contributing to that generous allowance Mummy is sending down while Daddy works 100-hour weeks in an inner city high rise.