Called to Account
how corporate bad behaviour and government waste combine to cost us millions.
$23.58
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2017
Summary
Called to Account: Exposing Waste in Public Spending
In a recent study of 61 hospitals, it was found that they bought 21 different types of A4 paper, 652 different kinds of surgical gloves and 1751 different cannulas.
Police forces could cut the cost of their uniforms by over 30 per cent if they all bought the same one. But they disagree on how many pockets they need.
Having committed to buy two new aircraft carriers, the MOD…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349142012 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349142017 |
| Author: | Dame Margaret Hodge, Margaret Hodge |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 305g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
The only figure in public life making a robust moral case for the honest payment of tax is Margaret Hodge
The only figure in public life making a robust moral case for the honest payment of tax is Margaret Hodge – Zoë Williams * Guardian *She’s a bit like a tarantula: you don’t want to become intimate with it but you admire its danger and grace – Anonymous Conservative member of the Public Accounts CommitteeShe is fearless, feisty, sharp as a tack and at the top of her game – Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *A shocking exposé of corporate misbehaviour and government waste, it has not had the attention it deserves – Chris Mullin * Observer *
About The Author
Dame Margaret Hodge
Dame Margaret Hodge DBE PC MP is a British Labour politician, who has served as Member of Parliament for Barking since 1994. She was a minister in both the Blair and Brown governments, serving as first Minister for Children and Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries.
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