stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMan bought private jet with borrowed council moneywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoPredictable outcome of letting local councils invest taxpayer money in whatever corrupt scheme greases their palms.
minus-squareAngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoWhat’s the alternative? The tories decide literally everything from Whitehall?
minus-squarethetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago The Audit Commission - a spending watchdog that stopped councils taking too many risks - was abolished in 2015. Probably not abolishing the thing that was literally there to stop this from happening. In fairness maybe this thing didn’t work, but surely some oversight would reduce ridiculous things like this from happening.
minus-squareAngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoThis is so circular I don’t even know where to begin.
Predictable outcome of letting local councils invest taxpayer money in whatever corrupt scheme greases their palms.
What’s the alternative? The tories decide literally everything from Whitehall?
Probably not abolishing the thing that was literally there to stop this from happening.
In fairness maybe this thing didn’t work, but surely some oversight would reduce ridiculous things like this from happening.
This is so circular I don’t even know where to begin.