The Civil Service is no stranger to absent-mindedly misplacing thousands of pounds worth of equipment. They can’t help themselves…
Guido has been firing Freedom of Information requests around Whitehall to analyse just how much taxpayer-funded kit is going missing from departments. The Department for Education has managed to lose a whopping 72 pieces of kit since April alone. Despite only 69% of them bothering to turn up to the office from July to September…
31 laptops and 41 phones have been lost or stolen in the months of April to October with a total value of £8,262.01. October was the worst for both phones and laptop misplacements with 8 and 9 lost respectively – the figures have risen overall since Labour came to power. Curiously the cost of replacing all this tech is significantly higher than the original equipment at a whopping £39,641.66. Quite some upgrades…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”