The thing about the civil service machinations is... firstly they'll have a consultation, thereafter they will have many consultations, all paying consultants over a grand a day. Somewhere down the line they will come to the decision making, this may take several months or years, they'll...
I know some of you love to bear bait on a particular political party. But this isn't about Tories or Labour, money was sieved through the Labour Govt. too. This is about an elite of the civil service allowing millions, billions, to just slip through the system.
Having worked in the civil service for three years this doesn't surprise me in the slightest. They pay over £1k a day to 'consultants' for these projects. They do it in the NHS too. I know of someone at Crawley General getting £1400 a day for this. He basically does f**k all but point like Tony...