"This week’s pointless job: Wigan council is looking for a senior European policy officer (up to £33,328) to represent the interests of Wigan in Brussels.
Isn’t that what the people of Wigan and the rest of the northwest just elected eight MEPs to do? "
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6493534.ece
What do we reckon the chances are that the position will be given to someone of graduate level? A Common Purpose "graduate", that is.
I guess the expenses file might be interesting to read in a year or two. It'll certainly be worth a FoI request.
And it will get one.
*Hat tip to Tony
Morg.
