government waste
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The Difference Between Government and Thieves? One Pretends They’re Helping!
The difference between government and thieves is that thieves don’t pretend they’re helping you. Sounds harsh, sounds cynical, sounds like pub talk after too many pints. But strip away the platitudes and slogans, and you’re left staring at an uncomfortable truth. A thief takes your wallet and pisses off. Government takes your money, wraps it…
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£532k for Moving a Dot. The Broken Procurement Exposed
In Brief: The UK government spent £532,000 moving a dot halfway up the GOV.UK logo and changing its colour. Taxpayers got a turquoise full stop and 150 pages of brand guidelines explaining how “the dot” serves as a “guiding hand for life” whilst the NHS maintenance backlog hit £16 billion and people struggle to heat…