Analysis and Comment
'[...] ALS promised the MoJ something they wanted to hear, something ALS linguists lack – that very same thing professional interpreters of the previous system diligently followed'
'People who find themselves in court these days [...] have had the pleasure or misfortune to hear things which would make them laugh or cry. I have learnt that laughter was hard to resist sometimes.'
'It looks to me that a great idea of saving money by stacking up assignments doesn’t seem to be so great in reality and shatters yet another Framework fantasy… '
'Remember, this all singing, all dancing new system of interpreters was supposed to save a fortune! The only beneficiary appears to be the curry industry now blessed with the superb business acumen of Gavin Wheeldon. He should take the idea to Dragon’s Den.'



