[HIB]Council wastes £40,000 on iPads as 1000 laid off

THE DANGERS of allowing Apple fanbois into local government with their distorted sense of perspective has been highlighted after Leicester City Council wasted £40,000 buying its councillors Ipads. It admitted splashing out on the gadget boondoggle the same week that it announced the layoffs of 1,000 council workers in a bid to save money. The Apple fanbois running the council insist that paying over the odds to buy a £170 worth of technology for £700 from Jobs Mob will save money. Labour councillor Sarah Russell is awaiting delivery of the highest-spec 64GB model Ipad. She said, "We're trying out the Ipad to see whether it improves the way we work as councillors."

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