In each of the 438 quangos described in Part 2, someone decides who sits on the boards, who chairs the committees, and who approves the contracts. Look closely at who those people are and a [more…]
Almost a third of all government spending, £391 billion a year, is not spent by government departments. It is spent by 438 separate publicly funded bodies that ministers cannot direct, Parliament cannot easily scrutinise, and voters [more…]
The recovery continues apace. As I sit writing this missive, I’m six weeks in and although the stairs continue to present something of a challenge and I’m still using a stick I feel that I’m [more…]
Autumn is upon us, misty mornings, shorter days and cool breezes from the west herald its arrival. In our tiny corner of North West England, little changes. Sheep get moved from field to field, taking [more…]
Dear Chancellor, Fiscal Discipline The government reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic hypothesis has bordered on hysterical, but we are where we are & the unprecedented national debt is estimated at over two & one half [more…]
Although not a born and bred Cumbrian I’ve made my home, for the second (and final) time in the Lake District. I first came here in 1975 and although the attractions on a base level [more…]
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