QUOTE "Hand to Financier for Financial Endorsement (they don’t approve, they just state where the money’s coming from). Don’t leave his desk until it’s signed. There isn’t an IPT in MoD that can’t find such a small sum in underspend or offest. Many IPTs will spend £1500 a day on consultants. That’s 30 radios." UNQUOTE
Remember the time when I had a hand in signing for exactly this function. The opportunity arose when IPT staff didn't know exactly where to place their stapler on their desks and resulted in the IPT spending over £1M in hiring consultant numpties to provide the in depth knowledge. Made me want to puke, but when a person wearing a very wide blue bar with a thinner one next to it advises you to do as he asks, you do just that!
MTB