Friday 11 May 2012

Coalition cocks up again - not surprising considering the cocks in charge

A £1.4bn coalition scheme to boost the economy has failed to achieve value for money, according to the government's official auditors.

Why?

Because the scheme is spending as much as £200,000 generating a single job.

Needless to say, Dave and Nick praised the initiative when they visited Essex earlier this week. 

And previously, Nick has said the fund would lead to half a million jobs. But that was a lie, Nick, wasn't it? The report forecasts that it will create only up to 41,000 jobs.

Then there's Nicebutdim Nick's claim that the fund would help rebalance the economy. It hasn't, has it, Nick?


'£1.4bn regional growth fund not value for money, says finance watchdog' - http://bit.ly/IOKLnt (Guardian)