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I'm a bit of a handrwinger, Alf, as you can probably guess, but she doesn't tick any of my boxes. Except, maybe, the 'obviously bonkers' and 'bizarre sense of entitlement' and 'can't behave at an enquirey' boxes. I made my point earlier in this thread and stand by it. All the best.

Very interesting, and sensible. However, although people voted for Conservative that doesn't necessarily mean they voted for swapping social services (or the state school system: next) for charity. Until yesterday I had no idea that the taxpayer was bankrolling this charity. This was now clearly...

I'll tell you more when I bump into you tomorrow ;-)

Sort of. I am no longer on the executive of the two I mentioned. But I do other work that I'd rather not elaborate. 'Kevin' is now run brilliantly by the new(ish) CEO, and its executive has been reformed. Kevin's executive committee meetings used to be ludicrous, with too many people working in...

As for Cameron, this may be his undoing. The minister responsible for disbursement of cash a couple of years ago (a tory) said on R5 yesterday he recommended back then not to continue funding due to irregularities, but he was overruled by 'the prime minister's office'. Cameron backed this...

I was treasurer of a charity for 12 years. There are very clear rules about accounting and payments (if you know where to look for them in all the bumf). However it is extremely easy to flout them. I never let anyone get away with anything, but my successor is having to deal with committee...