pollard report - how does it cost 2 million?
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He had a team of Barristers, a law firm (Reed Smith) and a PR agency working for him over 9 weeks, it soon mounts up!
2 partners, 3 associates and 2 trainees if they were working full time would rack up around £25k a day on their own assuming they were on it "solid". That's £1.1m before you even talk about the barristers or any other costs.
2 partners, 3 associates and 2 trainees if they were working full time would rack up around £25k a day on their own assuming they were on it "solid". That's £1.1m before you even talk about the barristers or any other costs.
This kind of thing irks me too - in public life, the first reaction to criticism seems to be to set up multiple enquiries, and, despite the fact that we're a bit short of money, unlimited resources seem to be immediately available. Who is able to instantly authorise such expenditure?
By comparision, my daughter started a new role in the NHS recently and is supposed to have a laptop. She's been forbidden from using her own for patient confidentiality reasons. She's 4 months into the job and it apparently still hasn't been approved.
By comparision, my daughter started a new role in the NHS recently and is supposed to have a laptop. She's been forbidden from using her own for patient confidentiality reasons. She's 4 months into the job and it apparently still hasn't been approved.
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