QUOTE (Jayjay @ Oct 30 2011, 12:22 PM)
It was staff being paid out of public money to clear brush from a public common. Richard Benyon did not gain or profit from this in any way. If we have to have team building days, not convinced they are effective, then I would rather they do this than go carting or paint balling.
As you say Ashampstead Common is, as its name suggests, common land.
It seem to me that this team building day also helped the public, so it's a win for the taxpayer on two counts. Not only (one would hope) producing a more efficient team but also a better environment for the people of the area.