Loadsamoney Lane Racks Up Cash Spree – AGAIN!
While frontline policing scrapes the barrel, Hampshire Crime Commissioner Michael Lane is splashing the cash on more fat cat salaries. Lane recently faced a storm of criticism for creating a new Deputy Commissioner post, slotting in ex-Tory MP Flick Drummond on a tidy £64,000 a year.
Now, the cash grabs continue as Lane recruits Superintendent Paul Bartolomeo as Staff Officer, bankrolling him with a staggering £70,000 salary. Not bad work if you can get it!
And don’t forget, Lane himself pockets £85,000 annually. This pricey trio’s combined wage bill tops £219,000 – enough to fund eleven frontline bobbies earning between £19,383 and £22,962 a year.
Commissioner’s Cash Splash Under Fire
David Cameron’s Coalition Government introduced the Crime Commissioner role in 2012 to boost policing accountability. But Hampshire’s MMichael Lane’s lavish spending on his inner circle has sparked outrage amid brutal frontline cuts.
Eleven Bobbies vs Three Fat Cats
- Average starting police salary: £19,383–£22,962
- Lane’s salary: £85,000
- Deputy Commissioner Flick Drummond: £64,000
- Staff Officer Paul Bartolomeo: £70,000
The combined cost of Lane and his two aides could bankroll ELEVEN new police officers. Campaigners say the cash would be better spent boosting frontline numbers than padding fat cat pay packets.
“It’s daylight robbery,” said one local source. “Frontline officers are struggling – yet commissioners keep blowing public cash on bloated salaries.”
