Government never learns (no, not Brexit:)

The_Slithy_Tove

In today's Guardian:

The government’s controversial decision not to cut stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2 until October 2019 was influenced by a “discredited” secret report commissioned by bookmakers, it has emerged.
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Documents seen by the Guardian cast doubt on whether the figures, derived from a report written for the gambling industry by accountancy firm KPMG, should ever have played a part in policy decisions.

Well, who'd have thought; government relying on dodgy statistics from a body with a vested interest. Where have we seen that before? (Hint: Schedule 4 of POFA.)

The_Deep

I very much doubt if KPMG would sign off dodgy statistics. Perhaps the betting industry has been selective in their use.

Quentin

The_Deep wrote: »

I very much doubt if KPMG would sign off dodgy statistics.

Err.......remind us - who audited Carillion?

The_Deep

You are right, they seem to have lost their shine.

beamerguy

It is very sad that we can no longer trust the government, their seems to be some sort of ignorance within

I mean, we have Dominic Raab telling a conference that he did not understand the importance of Dover in relation to Brexit

You could not make this rubbish up

But they do accept rubbish, and as said earlier, POFA 2012 is such a pigs ear .... they listened to the BPA who still live in that Multi Story car park somewhere in the Gobi desert

waamo

The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »

In today's Guardian:

Well, who'd have thought; government relying on dodgy statistics from a body with a vested interest. Where have we seen that before? (Hint: Schedule 4 of POFA.)

It looks like Jacob Rees-Mogg has his finger on the pulse over this one. He is part of a group seeking to modernise legislation on the issue.

Forward looking MPs have threatened to force the governments hand. Mr Reed-Mogg seems determined to drag his party into the 21st Century.