[wraymond]

I wasn’t thinking about local elected representatives, they have their local opponents who are great at digging and I don’t mean horticulture.

In the case in point, the individual has a very limited experience in government and a background of great personal wealth. More importantly the personal and family connections put into context a rather different outlook. Especially the context of government contracts.

To obtain dispensation of compliance with the rules on such a scale is just a bit on the south side of ‘honourable’.

It’s not just this particular case. For instance, an earlier holder of the same rank and currently seeking a return to front-line positions has been signed by one of the world’s largest bankers. His reported award for a maximum 12 days ‘work’ over 1 year is reportedly over £151,000.

That seems a lot for the reported onerous duties demanded of him. £12,500 for a day’s work can only mean extremely large rewards by return. I wonder if it’s subject to P.A.Y.E.