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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 1, 2024 12:51:55 GMT
'Value for Money' tsar linked to string of overspendsThe government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury. Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending", and he's been paid £50,000 a year, for one day a week! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lgpejq85poThis government have not lost the plot. They never had one.
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Post by Bentley on Nov 1, 2024 13:05:00 GMT
You couldn’t make this up . They are a bunch of comedians and we are the joke.
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 1, 2024 13:10:58 GMT
You couldn’t make this up . They are a bunch of comedians and we are the joke. Incredible isn't it. The boss of the governments new 'Office for Value for Money', is paid a salary of £50,000 for one day a week. Honestly, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 1, 2024 13:19:09 GMT
You couldn’t make this up . They are a bunch of comedians and we are the joke. Incredible isn't it. The boss of the governments new 'Office for Value for Money', is paid a salary of £50,000 for one day a week. Honestly, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Look at the number of tsars kunt khan employs...And none of them are worth a wank... |
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Post by Fairsociety on Nov 1, 2024 13:21:56 GMT
To think we had to stomach years of listening to Starmer/Rayner preaching to us about Tory cronyism, wallpapergate, partygate and blah blah blah ..
Here we have Labour in their first few months doing exactly what they accused the Tories of, but with the added double standard hypocrisy that goes with it.
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 1, 2024 13:29:12 GMT
To think we had to stomach years of listening to Starmer/Rayner preaching to us about Tory cronyism, wallpapergate, partygate and blah blah blah .. Here we have Labour in their first few months doing exactly what they accused the Tories of, but with the added double standard hypocrisy that goes with it. This useless government are quickly realising that throwing insults from the opposition benches is a lot different from being in government, and it is painfully obvious they are unprepared and out of their depth. |
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Post by Fairsociety on Nov 1, 2024 13:34:45 GMT
To think we had to stomach years of listening to Starmer/Rayner preaching to us about Tory cronyism, wallpapergate, partygate and blah blah blah .. Here we have Labour in their first few months doing exactly what they accused the Tories of, but with the added double standard hypocrisy that goes with it. This useless government are quickly realising that throwing insults from the opposition benches is a lot different from being in government, and it is painfully obvious they are unprepared and out of their depth. Yes, well out of their depth, they are shell shocked at what it is like to be a serving government and all the stick that goes with it, they've spent 15 years with 'it's all the Tories fault' ... now the boot is on the other foot they have no idea who they are going to blame for their failings, and they are fed up with the nasty opposition and public making them be held to account. |
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Post by Bentley on Nov 1, 2024 13:51:53 GMT
Maybe one of our Labour supporter posters can try to justify this ?
Anyone ?
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Post by Fairsociety on Nov 1, 2024 13:54:54 GMT
Maybe one of our Labour supporter posters can try to justify this ? Anyone ? LOL.. |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 1, 2024 14:43:11 GMT
Maybe one of our Labour supporter posters can try to justify this ? Anyone ? The silence is deafening from the usual lefty trolls mate... |
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Post by patman post on Nov 1, 2024 14:48:00 GMT
'Value for Money' tsar linked to string of overspendsThe government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury. Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending", and he's been paid £50,000 a year, for one day a week! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lgpejq85poThis government have not lost the plot. They never had one. i've no info on the worth of David Goldstone, but I see that as of January 1, 2024, the guideline hourly rates for lawyers in London are: Grade A — £546 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than eight years of experience. Grade B — £371 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than four years of experience. Grade C — £288 per hour for other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners with similar experience.
So if he's any good (and his past record overseeing the Government’s £9.3bn investment for the 2012 Games including the delivery of the Olympic Park venues, infrastructure and regeneration of surrounding areas suggests he is), £950 a day could be good value...
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Post by johnofgwent on Nov 1, 2024 15:08:09 GMT
'Value for Money' tsar linked to string of overspendsThe government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury. Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending", and he's been paid £50,000 a year, for one day a week! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lgpejq85poThis government have not lost the plot. They never had one. i've no info on the worth of David Goldstone, but I see that as of January 1, 2024, the guideline hourly rates for lawyers in London are: Grade A — £546 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than eight years of experience. Grade B — £371 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than four years of experience. Grade C — £288 per hour for other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners with similar experience.
So if he's any good (and his past record overseeing the Government’s £9.3bn investment for the 2012 Games including the delivery of the Olympic Park venues, infrastructure and regeneration of surrounding areas suggests he is), £950 a day could be good value...
Ok so you've dug up daily rates for various lawyers - none of whom actually have to deliver value for money - and suggest this justified the wad paid to this new tsar .. Well i might be persuaded of your argument, had it not been the case that his track record on bloated, overrunning money pits is not enviable in any respect save his ability to overcharge some places or other |
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Post by Bentley on Nov 1, 2024 15:13:05 GMT
'Value for Money' tsar linked to string of overspendsThe government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury. Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending", and he's been paid £50,000 a year, for one day a week! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lgpejq85poThis government have not lost the plot. They never had one. i've no info on the worth of David Goldstone, but I see that as of January 1, 2024, the guideline hourly rates for lawyers in London are: Grade A — £546 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than eight years of experience. Grade B — £371 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than four years of experience. Grade C — £288 per hour for other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners with similar experience.
So if he's any good (and his past record overseeing the Government’s £9.3bn investment for the 2012 Games including the delivery of the Olympic Park venues, infrastructure and regeneration of surrounding areas suggests he is), £950 a day could be good value...
lol. |
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Post by Fairsociety on Nov 1, 2024 15:28:20 GMT
'Value for Money' tsar linked to string of overspendsThe government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury. Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending", and he's been paid £50,000 a year, for one day a week! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lgpejq85poThis government have not lost the plot. They never had one. i've no info on the worth of David Goldstone, but I see that as of January 1, 2024, the guideline hourly rates for lawyers in London are: Grade A — £546 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than eight years of experience. Grade B — £371 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than four years of experience. Grade C — £288 per hour for other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners with similar experience.
So if he's any good (and his past record overseeing the Government’s £9.3bn investment for the 2012 Games including the delivery of the Olympic Park venues, infrastructure and regeneration of surrounding areas suggests he is), £950 a day could be good value...
another ... lol |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 1, 2024 15:36:29 GMT
i've no info on the worth of David Goldstone, but I see that as of January 1, 2024, the guideline hourly rates for lawyers in London are: Grade A — £546 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than eight years of experience. Grade B — £371 per hour for solicitors and legal executives with more than four years of experience. Grade C — £288 per hour for other solicitors, legal executives, and fee earners with similar experience. So if he's any good (and his past record overseeing the Government’s £9.3bn investment for the 2012 Games including the delivery of the Olympic Park venues, infrastructure and regeneration of surrounding areas suggests he is), £950 a day could be good value...
The point being, the government have created a quango called "The Office for Value for Money" and the boss is being paid £50,000 a year, for a one day week. The optics are terrible, particularly after that car crash of a budget. The government are idiots, they're tone deaf. For Christ sake Stevie Wonder could see how this would look, but it seems Rachel Reeves cant. As for Goldstone, he oversaw the HS2 budget spiral out of control, which I assume is why Reeves thinks he's perfect for the job. |
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