With the LG elections causing a change in the board at the Teesside Development Corporation (and increased scrutiny at Westminster); questions being asked about the water companies' dumping of raw sewerage in our inland and coastal waters in addition to the upcoming parliamentary enquiry into the government's response to covid I thought it might be easier if all the examples of those chancers and con artists bilking the public finances wealth creators using their enterprise to grow our economy were placed in a single thread: First up, the gravy train of PPE: PPE: Supplier of millions of 'not fit for use' gowns received £47m dividends
Looks like the Tory Teesside mayor is coming out fighting: Tory mayor calls MP a ‘liar and a coward’ over claims about Teesworks project Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald Buried in this article is this quote: Which this week's PE mentioned was the result of Sunak speaking "off the cuff" with Gove, hastily, having to explain what he actually will be doing:
Always good the hear about those Russian totally legitimate British Citizens who are Tory donors doing well... £150,000 levelling up grant awarded to Tory donor’s amusement centre in Hastings Owens centre, co-founded by Lubov Chernukhin, raises questions about whether public money has gone to projects most in need of it
Oh fark me it must be bad if even the Oily Gove can't spin it as a Tory success... Gove refuses to set deadline for investigation into Tees freeport ‘corruption’ Minister comes under renewed pressure from MPs over delayed report into Teesworks project as local elections loom
Freeports, with their tax breaks, low regulation, minimal workers rights and private police will be worth of a thread of their own.
Ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone's assets frozen Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman continue to face questions* *I bet they farkin' do...
Tories should give up £10m Frank Hester donation, most voters say Exclusive: Poll suggests public want to see consequences for offensive remarks, and many favour giving money to anti-racism charity That's the thing here's another Tory entrepreneur who source of obscene levels of wealth is the taxpayer.
Even the Scottish Tories appear to be averse to the stench of Hester's tainted donations. Douglas Ross is flagging Sunak's response offside... Scottish Tories break silence on Frank Hester with surprise call for donation 'review' | The National The Tory cries of 'nothing to see hear, he's apologised, let's all move on, take the money and run' are already sounding lame. Our PM is teetering on the edge of what we can only call Sunak's Slippery Slope!
