Serco hire stretch Hummer limo to transport asylum seekers
Stretched Hummer limousine similar to the one used to transport asylum seekers Serco, one of the Government's favourite outsourcing companies and, it seems still a suspect in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, caused controversy recently by hiring a stretched limousine to transport a group of asylum seekers from London to Manchester. The Government says that Serco are required to use "appropriate" transport and that Serco pay the cost of whatever vehicle they buy/hire for the purpose. What does the Government mean by "appropriate"? I'd assume it means things like, "able to carry the number of people required", "safe", "able to complete the journey in a reasonable time" and so on. Why then has the use of a limo caused any controversy at all when a) it costs the taxpayer no more or less than using a coach, 10 taxis, a bus or any other mode of transport; and b) it seems to have got the job done, o...