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Johnson's idea of a bridge between Scotland and NI .....

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ers-900000

£900,000 into the hands of another Tory party donor for something that any/ all of us could have told him for nothing.

£30 million for Dido Harding's failure of Test & Trace. She is married to Tory MP John Penrose.

£900,000 for tarting up the RAF plane Johnson wanted to use for his prime ministerial travels around the globe

£3000 for a lunch hosted by Liz Truss at a private club owned by a Tory party donor.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... objections

how much got spent on the garden bridge anyone remember ?

$12.9 BILLION, the net loss resulting from Gordon Brown selling 56% of GB Bullion Reserves in 1999.

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:02 am how much got spent on the garden bridge anyone remember ?

The Garden Bridge finance in all its glory:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47228698

E10EU wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:58 pm £30 million for Dido Harding's failure of Test & Trace. She is married to Tory MP John Penrose.

I think you're find its £30 billion (nearly 40 actually)

£4 Billion lost to fraud over the Covid support - now written off.

All of the above are bad I know but remember how bad it would have been under anyone else.

StillSpike wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:44 am £4 Billion lost to fraud over the Covid support - now written off.

Why not put this with the other thread, put it with the other 201 pages of waffle.

E10EU wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:58 pm £30 million for Dido Harding's failure of Test & Trace. She is married to Tory MP John Penrose.

If only mate. I think the latest amount is £37 Billion.

But they did manage to recoup £11k in scrap value for Boris's three water cannons, so not all bad news

Celtient wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:06 pm But they did manage to recoup £11k in scrap value for Boris's three water cannons, so not all bad news

Wow! Why aren’t the media highlighting this success - typical lefty bias

Shall we mention the Olympic Stadium fiasco or best to skirt over that?

Shall we talk about how we have the most people employed in this country ever? Jobs created by companies working off of the back of the infrastructure, policies and direction provided by government.

Mustn't forget the contribution that was made by Chris Grayling when assessing the Tories' prudence in government:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/01/failing- ... s-8789780/

£13 million for a ferry company that has no ferries is just one item on his long list.

Thor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:53 pm Shall we talk about how we have the most people employed in this country ever? Jobs created by companies working off of the back of the infrastructure, policies and direction provided by government.

How about the increasing prevalence of "zero hours contracts" as well?

Thor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:53 pm Shall we talk about how we have the most people employed in this country ever? Jobs created by companies working off of the back of the infrastructure, policies and direction provided by government.

Hmm, while that is good news, reduction in unemployment is pretty much a trend across the G7 and elsewhere. Not sure our government's policies can take too much credit.

Thor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:53 pm Shall we talk about how we have the most people employed in this country ever? Jobs created by companies working off of the back of the infrastructure, policies and direction provided by government.

yes lets ,Labour government in the 1940s

Orient_Man_And_Boy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:29 am $12.9 BILLION, the net loss resulting from Gordon Brown selling 56% of GB Bullion Reserves in 1999.

£32 billion in real terms of torys ERM Fiasco in the 80s , still jp morgans most profitable day on 4x profits.

£340 000 plus costs paid to Sir Philip Putnam out of tax payers money to settle out of court his case against Preti Patel.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56281781

I suppose you could say that the Tories have been hugely financially prudent when it involved lining their own pockets.

Real Al wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:25 pm

Thor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:53 pm Shall we talk about how we have the most people employed in this country ever? Jobs created by companies working off of the back of the infrastructure, policies and direction provided by government.

Hmm, while that is good news, reduction in unemployment is pretty much a trend across the G7 and elsewhere. Not sure our government's policies can take too much credit.

Then look at the economic numbers and compare those with others. They stand up pretty well, very well in fact. As do future projections. Went under the radar but last quarterly economic growth exceeded estimates and better than our European neighbours.

But good news is no news these day. But it’s out there amongst the bad stuff.

Just had a quick look at employment data, will study a bit closer, but it seems that only the Netherlands has better figures than the U.K. but a quick look so I stand to be corrected. Data seem a bit retrospective so the shift you mention could well be right. But I doubt there is much in it. I suppose it could be said we are doing as well/badly as others.

We have more foodbanks than branches of McDonalds. We're clearly doing brilliantly, economically speaking. (i.e. being economical with the truth)