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by stattointhailand » December 10, 2021, 8:59 pm
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at 10 Downing Street. One is from up North another is from Poland, and the third is a Tory Party Donor. All three go with a Tory Party official to examine the fence.
The contractor from up north takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about £9000. £4000 for materials, £4000 for my crew, and £1000 profit for me."
The Polish contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for £7000. £3000 for materials, £3000 for my crew, and £1000 profit for me."
The Tory party donor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the Tory Party official and whispers, "£27,000."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The Tory Donor whispers back, "£10,000 for me, £10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Poland to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the Tory party official.