The BBC has reported that the Department for Communities and Local Government is publishing all spending over £500. It states that last year the department spent £310k on catering. That sounds like a big number until you look at the graph that is also published. Personally I would be a little more worried about the […]
Have You Heard The News?
I read a Hodding Carter quote today: “Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.” Politicians manage to the news, think about the recent furore over bonus payments to bankers. I wish they would worry a […]
The Parking Ticket
I was running late. I nipped into the city centre in my wife’s company car. I found a parking space put money in the meter and ran. 20 minutes later I caught the yellow peril giving me a parking ticket. I was on a yellow line (just). I tried to sweet talk him, but I […]
Star Chamber
George Osborne is to create a “Star Chamber” as part of his attempts to cut government spending. It will be a committee of senior civil servants and politicians. Ministers are invited to present their budgets to them for discussion. If a minister gains the Star Chamber’s approval he can join the committee to “discuss” other […]
God Save the President
President Obama launched the SAVE award last year. The (nothing new) principle is that US government employees suggest ideas to save money. The first winner of the award was Nancy Fichtner whose idea for reusing medical supplies is expected to save $2 million p.a. So far President Obama has received nearly 40,000 ideas. This is […]
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