YET again, the department for cows and sheep - sorry, I mean Defra, has surpassed itself by splashing cash on another useful project.
No, not schemes to protect Britain from another outbreak of Foot and Mouth - but five grand on caviar inspectors!
The training for 16 inspectors aims to help them"undertake inspections of those trading commercially" in caviar or roe eggs.
Why? Because someone needs to help stop "caviar crime"! Duh! Well, why not?
And if you think that sounds like balls then how about this one. It's emerged that in such troubled times a government quango has spent 12k on golf balls.
The UK Trade and Investment, which answers to new Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, has forked out 12,030.50 pounds of public cash on branded balls in the last three years.
Why, this time? Because we need to give "corporate gifts for business leaders" in rich countries.
Well, I'm sure those golf balls really drove a wedge into key business deals! Caviar anyone?
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