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FEARS of “political bias” were sparked today by the revelation that government ministers distributed billions of pounds of public money to towns in England following a murky selection process.
In a damning report, the cross-party Commons public accounts committee said the process of choosing which communities would benefit from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund was “not impartial.”
The MPs added that the process risked undermining the Civil Service’s integrity.
The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
