The Public Accounts Committee has certainly caused controversy with it’s report about the use of consultants.

How about this article from ZDNet - ‘Are consultants a waste of money?’

Which contains this wonderful quote:

Janet Norman-Philips, head of e-government of South Norfolk Council, added: “The right consultant at the right time can save you a fortune and a pile of grief. On the other hand there are times when using a consultant is insane or, even worse, when the consultant you use is insane - then you are really in trouble.”