http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/n...ree_lunch.html
Did any of you catch this story last week ?
I was amazed at some of the comments, I am also amazed at the amount being spent.
Refreshments such as tea, coffee and biscuits, plus cold buffets and hot lunches for members cost the local authority £88,591.96 in 2008/9
This would have made me laugh if I wasn't so disgusted at the amount of money we are talking about.Councillor Donnie Kerr, would happily return home to Merkinch for his lunch.
"I sometimes think the sit-down lunch is to encourage members not to wander off and just not come back for the rest of the meeting as much as anything else," he added.
If I was to wander off and not return to a meeting I would be sacked.
What do you think
Is this an acceptable amount to provide food and drinks to people who are already being paid a pretty good wage ?
What would you do if they put you in charge of the councillors lunch ?
Does your employer provide tea/coffee/lunch ?
Answers on a postcard please
I'm sure most people are no longer surprised - politicians and civil servants at all levels are going to thrust their snouts in the trough and think nothing of it. The thought of taking a 'piece' to their work or putting their hand in their pocket like many other people is beneath them.
'We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.'
Maya Angelou
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