Is The Office For Value For Money Poor Value For Money?

[naomi24]

Set up to advise the Chancellor, the title of the new Government department could have come straight from the pages of Orwell's 1984.  An independent chairman who has come in for considerable criticism on other projects he's been involved in, has been appointed and is expected to work one day a week.  He will be paid £950 per day.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/31/head-of-governments-new-value-for-money-office-to-be-paid-950-a-day

 

I could very easily have put this in 'Jokes' - but it's not - unfortunately.

[Hymie]

When I was in full time employment, the number of days I worked in a year was follows:-

Total days in a year = 365

Minus 52 weekends (Sat/Sun) = 104
Bank holidays = 8
Personal holidays = 27

Total non-working day a year = 139

Total working days = 365-138 = 226 @ £950/day = £215k

 

Some people’s maths on AB is severely lacking.

[bhg481]

Which part of //expected to work one day a week.  He will be paid £950 per day// did you not understand. That's 52 days a year at £950 a day; I'm sure you can work it out.

[newmodarmy]

365-138 =226?

Yes, I agree that some people's maths is severely lacking.

[naomi24]

This isn't really about his 'annual' salary.  It's about the fact that the Chancellor has seen fit to establish a new department headed by a man earning more than her and the Prime Minister, and supported by twenty staff - and all to tell her - an economist - what and what is not value for money.  What the total cost to the tax-payer is I can't say - but value for money?  I doubt it very much.  But then Labour always was good at spending - and wasting - other people's money.

[theshedman]

bhg, it doesn't seem like Hymie can work it out.  Working 52 days a year at £950 a day.  "Some people’s maths on AB is severely lacking."  Yes it's yours hymie.  Yes naomi Labour have always been good at spending other people's money.