Quote Originally Posted by Ram59 View Post
I think at the time there was a certain amount of panic RA and the government, possibly incorrectly in this case, fell back to using those closest to them.

A similar analogy would be, the country is hit by a hurricane with many properties suffering roof damage, you've had tiles ripped off your roof and despite ringing around, you can't get anyone to answer the phone, never mind give you a quote, so when your brother-in-law says that he's got a mate who's done a bit of roofing, you jump at the chance, as there is rain forecast for tonight.

You could argue that the government should have been able to do better than the brother-in-law's mate, but it's difficult to appreciate the chaos, that was going on behind the scenes at the time.
I’m sorry Ram but that seems a really daft analogy to me.
Of course individuals might clutch at any ‘straw’ in a crisis, but we’re talking here about a major World Government and hundreds of millions of pounds which may have been, coincidentally, misdirected towards friends, family and donors.
There really is no comparison and I’m actually surprised at you trying to defend the situation.