Plunging stock markets, IR35 revived and a hollow-deck prince make this a depressing time of year.

Spending watchdog: the not-so-green state is turning down £70m a year.

Demand for IT skills will rise when financers rethink their technology.

What shook up IT contracting the most? Experts are unanimous.

Facebook and Google have courted controversy in recent months over privacy concerns in their social networking sites. Could this year be a turning point in the evolution of Web 2.0?

Official figures show US techies lost 44,000 IT jobs to the credit crunch.

Another tack that you might want to try, is to try and buy out the agency. If you know that there is plenty of work there, e.g. 2/3 years worth, and that they rate you highly, have a word with your boss about the prospects of them wanting you for an extended period.