The Foreign Office clearly hasn’t let a cost-of-living crisis cramp its continental style. They’ve splashed £28,979 on furniture from the private members’ club Soho House for their offices in Paris. The taxpayer bill’s getting a bit chaise longue…
An FOI response reveals that in October, the FCDO Services’ “Interior Design Team” forked out for the luxury furniture to “use in representational areas of the Paris diplomatic estate.” Ooh la la…
Apparently nearly £29,000 at Soho Home gets you:
- Modular Sofa, L-Shape x 1
- Round Dining Table x 1
- Pair of Dining Chairs x 3
- Console Unit x 2
- Square Cushion x 3
- Footstool x 2
- Rug x 1
- Modular Sofa, Armless module x 1
- Side Table x 2
Let them eat cake!
