THE pounds 400BN CON TRICK; MILLENNIUM BUG: WAS CASH WASTED ON FALSE THREAT?(News) From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: January 4, 2000| Author: Richardson, Pete | COPYRIGHT 2000 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MOST experts agree the pounds 400billion spent preparing the world for the Millennium bug was money well spent.

Others, having seen in the Year 2000 with no major upsets, but with smaller bank balances, are now saying: "They would say that, wouldn't they."

One systems analyst at a major UK company said it was a con, but claimed very few people were willing to admit it because so much money was involved.

He said: "Look at how much they spent in Ital...

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