If you want an example of how government comes up with ways to waste our money, just consider the story in The Sun today of ‘The WAG’s Guide to Travel’ penned for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Jermain Defoe’s girlfriend Charlotte Meares. A quick call to the FCO confirms that Ms. Meares was paid for putting her name to the guide. The FCO won’t reveal how much but merely say that the money came out of the £1.8 million budget for the ‘Know Before You Go campaign.’
Now, consider that not only was Ms. Meares paid for her work but that a bunch of people were paid for coming up with the idea and you begin to see how the costs begin to spiral. Anyway, at least travellers now know to check if the hotel has a beautician before they go and that a “WAG technique for looking cool and ‘in the know’ is to arrive at your destination wearing something the locals would but with a unique twist – think Henna’d hands in India.”
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