Every Parent Matters

Alistair Owens www.keen2learn.co.uk

It ever it was difficult to educate children to understand the practical use of maths this case will dash all hopes of logic. To protect our interests a consortium of surveyors called CLM have been appointed to keep the bill for the London Olympic Games under control. A laudable task and meant to reassure. Last year they were paid £87m for their efforts. I am staggered by the audacity, but what do I know. This year the fee, yes it is an annual pot of gold, has risen to £151m.

Last year the taxpayer stumped up the cash gap that appeared in the funding for the athletes village and media centre. Presumable CLM were protecting our interests by passing the buck when push came to shove. But apparently they made a splendid job, as buried in this years fee payment was a bonus of £60m.

Estimates that total fees to consultants will top £680m by the opening of the games isn’t desperately reassuring. But the government believe it is value for money, but not perhaps money for value.

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