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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 29, 2024 16:11:07 GMT
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 29, 2024 16:18:21 GMT
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Post by michaelc on Oct 29, 2024 16:25:04 GMT
Not news, but amusing nonetheless Base 1 ?
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 29, 2024 16:27:17 GMT
Not news, but amusing nonetheless Base 1 ? except Base 1, smart a**e
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Post by agent69 on Nov 1, 2024 16:10:18 GMT
The government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury.
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Post by agent69 on Nov 1, 2024 16:13:28 GMT
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the BBC can reveal. Unite the Union spent a total of £112m of its members’ money on the project in Birmingham. The building has since been valued at just £29m, suggesting £83m has been wasted. A KC-led inquiry commissioned by Unite’s general secretary Sharon Graham also identified a missing £14m which has been described as a “mystery” and does not feature in the project’s final accounts. Len McCluskey, Sharon Graham’s predecessor as general secretary, had championed the project and said in 2021 that it was “a fantastic investment”.
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Post by bracknellboy on Nov 1, 2024 16:31:52 GMT
The government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail. He will now head up the government's new Office for Value for Money (OfVM), external, advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury.
clasps head in hands EDIT: "Asked if he represented value for money, a Number 10 spokeswoman said "yes"."
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Post by michaelc on Nov 1, 2024 16:51:42 GMT
Value for money chief on £950 per day. What a gift.
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Post by agent69 on Nov 1, 2024 16:57:27 GMT
Value for money chief on £950 per day. What a gift.When you look at the rate that some of the administration companies are charging their people out at, it probably is.
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Post by agent69 on Nov 1, 2024 17:12:46 GMT
When you find yourself in a hole, get a bigger shovel and just keep digging.
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Post by keitha on Nov 1, 2024 17:33:01 GMT
When you find yourself in a hole, get a bigger shovel and just keep digging.
or just keeping herself in the news. Won't be her money it will be his he only makes £7 million a year, apparently her work in family friendly areas and modelling has dried up of late. I guess she could do panto as the wicked witch
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Post by agent69 on Nov 1, 2024 19:13:13 GMT
When you find yourself in a hole, get a bigger shovel and just keep digging.
or just keeping herself in the news. Won't be her money it will be his he only makes £7 million a year, apparently her work in family friendly areas and modelling has dried up of late. I guess she could do panto as the wicked witchI think Katie Price has already cornered that market
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Post by agent69 on Nov 2, 2024 10:56:09 GMT
Just booked my flu jab at a nearby Tesco (doctors surgeries and pharmacies all appear to have run out). Was interested to see that one of the questions before you can book the over 65's jab was 'are you, or do you think you may be pregnant'
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Post by benaj on Nov 2, 2024 11:36:40 GMT
I had a flu jab at a health centre a few weeks ago, under 65, I can’t remember being asked silly questions.
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Post by mostlywrong on Nov 2, 2024 14:26:41 GMT
The Budget led to swings of 4-5% in the Gilts market which, in the world of Gilts, are big moves.
So, today's headline on the front page of the FT was "Gilts steady".
Only in the FT...
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