Anger over British civil service jobs outsourced to India...

The British Council is planning to outsource more than 100 jobs to India to cut costs.

It is planning to get rid of 500 British jobs and recruit local Indian workers to fill finance and IT posts as part of a huge cost-cutting drive. 

The move is believed to be the first time the Civil Service has outsourced jobs overseas.

It has infuriated unions who fear that other Government departments will follow suit.

The council - which is responsible for promoting British culture and language abroad - said that 500 of its 1,300 British workers would have to go in the next 18 months to save £45million. More...

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