Cronyism at the council...
04-11-2014, 17:43
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Cronyism at the council...
Yes it's Tower Hamlets, who'd have thought??!!! 
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A report into allegations of fraud at Tower Hamlets Council reveals a "culture of cronyism", the government has said.
The investigation has prompted Community Secretary Eric Pickles to send in three commissioners to work at the council for three years.
Auditors said the council grant system lacked transparency and some groups got cash without applying for it.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29895568
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04-11-2014, 21:23
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
A lot of the time, it's not what you know, it's who you know.
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05-11-2014, 08:26
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
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The audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that £407,000 was handed to groups that did not meet the council’s own minimum criteria for funding.
And Poplar Town Hall was sold for £875,000 to a supporter of Mr Rahman even though the bid arrived late and was lower than other offers.
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Paywall linky
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Originally Posted by Jimmy J
A lot of the time, it's not what you know, it's who you know.
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So true.
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05-11-2014, 09:12
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
Be interesting to see how the Islamic Republic spin this one and how much taxpayers' money they spend on lawyers. Denial seems to be the MO so far.
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05-11-2014, 16:21
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
Wtf, some groups got cash without even applying for it, seriously wtf
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05-11-2014, 16:42
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
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Wtf, some groups got cash without even applying for it, seriously wtf
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Caliphate of Tower Hamlets. Needs no further explanation.
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05-11-2014, 17:15
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Caliphate of Tower Hamlets. Needs no further explanation.
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Does America know about this, if so when does the bombing begin and if not let's tell them
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05-11-2014, 17:35
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
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Does America know about this, if so when does the bombing begin and if not let's tell them
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I can think of no better fate for Tower Hamlets than to be flattened by American war planes. 
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06-11-2014, 08:58
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
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Well, let's face it, Red Ken's political history since the days of Lambeth and the GLC to his terms as Mayor of London has been littered with similarly controversial stuff.
For anyone who's too young to remember it all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Livingstone
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09-11-2014, 22:26
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10-11-2014, 07:17
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
If it turns out to be as bad and as blatant as it seems, I wonder whose heads, if any, will roll and what will be done to prevent this sort of thing happening again.
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...allegations of racism to avoid scrutiny...
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Now where have we heard that before?...
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13-11-2014, 07:33
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
It was no real surprise to see Gorgeous George and Red Ken lining up with Mayor Rahman. No doubting where their political priorities lie.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30032251
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13-11-2014, 14:26
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
Andrew Gilligan has been going after Rahman like a rabid dog for months now. He's had another go in the Tele today:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/an...iar-in-london/
"Lutfur Rahman: is he the biggest liar in London?" ... don't hold back, will you Andrew ... 
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13-11-2014, 15:19
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Re: Cronyism at the council...
Good grief...
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