Daily Archives: August 22, 2012

External auditor appointment has all the look of an inside job

Croydon Council is to appoint Grant Thornton as its new “external auditor“,  even though the accountancy firm already has such strong links inside the council in various other roles as consultants that it makes the risks of serious conflicts of … Continue reading

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Worrying signs of neglect in Croydon’s under-threat libraries

Croydon’s public libraries are under-staffed, under-stocked and being deliberately run-down ahead of privatisation. And few library users are even aware of what is going on. That’s the stark assessment of a professional library worker and campaigner following a visit to … Continue reading

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