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Taskforce 2000: Stay at home for a month

Taskforce 2000 boss Robin Guenier stood by his remarks about travel over the... Read more

15 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Action 2000 optimism criticised

...will fall down and public services will be under threat," Barnes predicted. Taskforce 2000 boss Robin Guenier agrees the traffic light system is creating a... Read more

20 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Y2K: Avoid travelling for 5 weeks - Taskforce 2000

...weeks from a week before Jan 1 2000, by independent Y2k watchdog Taskforce 2000 Read more

15 September, 1999 by Richard Barry

Taskforce 2000 slams UK government over Y2K failings

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11 November, 1998 by Sarah Left

Taskforce 2000 to expose UK government Y2K crisis

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11 November, 1998 by Suzanna Kerridge

Richard and Judy rapped for Y2K scaremongering

...a feature of 1999 unless the government takes firm action, according to Taskforce 2000 leader Robin Guenier Read more

5 February, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Getting ready for the year 2000

...2000 does not rule out the possibility of problems. Chief executive of Taskforce 2000 Robin Guenier goes one step further, advising people to stay home... Read more

31 December, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Analysis: New Y2K danger - bug boredom

...Indeed, some think so. As ever Robin Guenier, head of Tory appointed Taskforce 2000, is openly critical. Dismissing Action 2000's traffic light system as... Read more

22 April, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

A Year Ago: Blair stomps on millennium bug

...industry minister who accused Blair of abandoning the Conservative's original plan, Taskforce 2000, headed by the then science and technology minister, Ian Taylor. Gillan... Read more

29 March, 1999 by Munir Kotadia and Richard Barry

Action 2000 calls for bug free guarantee

...bought in the run-up to the millennium. Robin Guenier, head of Taskforce 2000 believes it is time for bosses to take a firm stand... Read more

11 January, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

New Millennium body for the capital

...the reports will paint a positive picture. Robin Guenier, executive director of Taskforce 2000 -- the Y2K committee set up by the Conservatives that now acts... Read more

7 December, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

London Underground claims it's 'Bug ready'

...local authorities -- are prepared for the millennium. Robin Guenier, executive director of Taskforce 2000 hopes this will not be "just another talking shop". He agreed... Read more

2 December, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Analysis: Y2K action - too little, too late?

The national hangover on January 1st 2000 will be the least of our worries if millennium bug plans are not actioned... Read more

26 October, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Exclusive: Government to 'name and shame' non-Y2k compliant companies

...disclosure will be much deeper," he added. Robin Guenier, executive director of Taskforce 2000 (another millennium bug organisation set up by the conservative government and... Read more

23 October, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Government forced to launch free 'bug busting' courses

...of the issues -- Action 2000, created by Tony Blair in July and Taskforce 2000 set up by the Conservatives before him -- it begins to look... Read more

19 October, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

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