Look like its possible the consultants taxpayer-funded gravy train may be about to (partially) hit the bumpers, with both main parties now 'committed' to halving expenditure of external consultants - saving over £3bn (over five years - based on the spend of over £7bn since December 2019).
Remember all that money that needed to be saved on benefits... but our taxes never went down - now you now where at least some went: 'outdoor relief for the professional classes'!
#politics
h/t FT
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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