Surely I am not the only person to read with a mixture of wonder and disbelief the concluding paragraph in your brief article today headed "Abandoned police mergers cost £11.5m" (The Argus, August 22).

Disbelief that this shambles has cost long-suffering taxpayers more than £11.5m, then wonder at the generosity of the Home Office in agreeing to reimburse the costs incurred.

Now, where does the Home Office get its money from?

  • Ken Starnes, Franklands Village, Haywards Heath