27-04-2025 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk

HAMISH MCRAE: Chancellor's real problem is the debt

This is Money- What we need is a different mindset across government; a rethink not only of how to do things more efficiently but whether to do them at all. An example is that a third of the mp;pound;1.2 billion spent so far on the Lower Thames Crossing has gone on planning applications essentially Government departments arguing with each other about the details of the project.
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