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The children's hospital is 1 and a half billion over budget
We need to see much stronger scrutiny of how public money is spent by external organisations. I want to work with government colleagues to see this addressed. So much taxpayers money is spent by external organisations. We have an obligation to ensure value for money & impact.
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Simon Harris as Minister for Health signed the main contract for construction of the National Children's Hospital in 2019. The project has missed completion deadlines and is likely to cost €2.4 billion. The initial budget was €984 million. Providing no value for money.
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Liza Minnelli has outlived Flávio Bolsonaro’s revenge bid for President of Brazil. He lost to Lula, the man who defeated his father in ‘22. 🇧🇷
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Every time I live through yet another Brazilian election I can’t but marvel at an electoral system that can count 120 million votes in a single evening. Take a bow, Brazil




























