Report this comment to a moderator

Kent in-housers seek to cut £3m of legal costs by 2014

Anyone who crticises this entrepreneurial and inspiring initiative either misses the point entirely, is overcome by envy or is happy to have flaccid, sedentary bureaucrats as their local authority employees (possibly all three). As for state "aids", as I understand it, Kent's lawyers don't receive a penny from their council in either corporate funding, subsidy or provision of overheads. They are not guaranteed Kent's work and, other than in fees earned, all other expenses and overheads are shown above the line. They are net contributors to the public purse, not a drain on public funds. They are saving their council money and keeping other public sector bodies' legal costs down. In fact, the only ones to lose out are us in the private sector. More power to Wild and Co!

2-May-2012

8:35 pm