Donald Roy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> </p><p>This does not seem consistent with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patmcfadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patmcfadden</span></a> implying earlier this week that the head count was a crude measure which should be avoided or indeed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rachelreeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rachelreeves</span></a> taking earlier about reducing the use of outside - and notoriously expensive - consultancy firms! It seems really difficult to see how this will represent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/valueformoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>valueformoney</span></a> . As for savings by the use of tech they might to take a look at just how well these worked in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birmingham</span></a> in the last few years!</p>