http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18062485
According to Radio Five Live, the cost of the investigation so far is £9m, with a further £20m expected to bring the case to a conclusion. That's almost £30m of public funds (that could have gone to the NHS, education or overseas aid) being used to determine whether or not the News of the World was a seedy, amoral publication. Unless, of course, they divert the funds for this from the Annual Ursine Defecation in Arboreal Environments Study instead.
According to Radio Five Live, the cost of the investigation so far is £9m, with a further £20m expected to bring the case to a conclusion. That's almost £30m of public funds (that could have gone to the NHS, education or overseas aid) being used to determine whether or not the News of the World was a seedy, amoral publication. Unless, of course, they divert the funds for this from the Annual Ursine Defecation in Arboreal Environments Study instead.