tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post6835600796444838675..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Highland Council spent £5.6 million on consultants last year Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-48929728682205759442018-02-03T21:20:33.048+00:002018-02-03T21:20:33.048+00:00Consultants are in effect insurance. If and when a...Consultants are in effect insurance. If and when a project goes wrong/late/over budget etc a finger of blame can be pointed at said consultant. 'No my fault, it was the consultant'. Cut out consultants and folk would have to do their well paid jobs, whatever next?!Blamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-26939728936492150502018-02-03T12:34:47.306+00:002018-02-03T12:34:47.306+00:00There is no reason why Highland Council should be ...There is no reason why Highland Council should be spending any money at all on consultants. They already employ a very large number of well-paid managers and directors. <br /><br />The hiring of consultants is an indication of managerial incompetence. If those managers and directors cannot themselves analyse the problems, develop policies, and identify solutions, then they are not doing the workcon tricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-21029587459524096282018-01-30T17:20:42.119+00:002018-01-30T17:20:42.119+00:00In my capacity as a committee member, (for various...In my capacity as a committee member, (for various committees), over the last 9 years, I have come to realize that there always seems to be money in the pot for consultants, surveys and statistics! But never money to actually do the work/event that has been a) consulted on b)surveyed about c) statistics gathered for. When querying this the answer is always : we have to follow guidelines/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com