human resources

Different countries are better at making different products, and have different natural and human resources.

By employing local people in roles such as assistant teachers, administration, finance, human resources, marketing, facilities, security, gardeners, drivers, PAs and secretaries, the school can significantly reduce costs compared to the UK, where labour is much more expensive.

Frontline services directly serving the public are not in the firing line - it will be the spending on sectors such as human resources, policy advice, communications and office management that are to be slashed.

The BBC has also seen evidence of lengthy and detailed exchanges between Lowe's offices and Parliament's human resources team over the alleged conduct and subsequent departures of two members of staff.

Local resident Aileen Firth, a human resources officer, said: "Every weekend when you come down the street you will hear the war cry 'there's no money'."