Tag Archives: Public Accounts Committee

Streeting’s ‘manoeuvres’ do nothing to reduce NHS waiting lists

Posted on November 20, 2025 by insidecroydon

While the NHS in Croydon is slipping back on one of its key performance measures, the health secretary has been busy positioning himself for a possible new job. ANDREW FISHER on the conflicted priorities of the Labour government At the … Continue reading →

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99% councils miss accounts deadline in ‘public admin disaster’

Posted on November 6, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Only 101 people in the country are qualified to carry out essential audit work on public bodies, the lack of proper scrutiny putting £100bn of public spending at risk according to a report from a Commons committee … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s £1bn debt: the cracks are appearing, say PwC

Posted on June 12, 2013 by insidecroydon

Tonight’s Evening Boris has raised another question about how close Croydon is to financial collapse under the weight of its £1 billion debt: is Mike Fisher, the Tory council leader, or its “interim” chief executive, Nathan Elvery, among the 90 … Continue reading →

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Is Croydon on the brink with £1 billion borough debt?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

Four articles and announcements have appeared in the past few days, all apparently unconnected. Yet if the strands of the four stories are drawn together, they illustrate how badly run is Croydon Council, negligently wasting vast sums of public money … Continue reading →

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