Carillion – the firm handed millions in contracts by the Tories – has just gone into liquidation leaving thousands of employees and small businesses facing bankruptcy and redundancy.
In July last year, the man responsible for the debacle – incompetent former Group Chief Executive of Carillion Richard Howson – stood down and seemingly disappeared on the same day the company’s disastrous finances were revealed.
But only after paying himself £1.5 million in pay and tens of thousands in bonuses and perks and leaving the firm with a massive £800 million pension deficit and debts of £1.4 billion of course:
So where is Howson now?
Locked up in a monastery somewhere, contemplating his failures and atoning for his sins?
Surprise surprise.
Here he is, hidden away as a new director of engineering and technical services company Wood Group:
Wood Group has just won a lucrative contract to carry out inspections at the UK government’s new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant:
Plus ça change …
Nothing changes in Tory Britain.
mili68 said:
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mili68 said:
Jobs for their mates & all that again ……
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mili68 said:
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sdbast said:
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rotzeichen said:
Isn’t it funny how the private sector can’t afford to pay real wages for ordinary people, but can afford to pay directors millions of pounds because they have to attract the best.
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4foxandhare said:
@rotzeichen: I completely agree with your comment with one minor exception.
The private sector pays directors millions of pounds, not because they have to attract the best, but because they want to enrich their already filthy rich mates.
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William Nixon said:
These Tory buggers should be hunted down Assets stripped n hard labour for life. N those Responsible for the 120,000 deaths and rising HUNG no ifs no buts. This an attack on al who are not SHAREHOLDRS OF UK plc. DISSOLVE THE UK plc END LONDON RULE. ARREST THESE CRIMINALS NOW.
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notjustagranny said:
It’s absolutely sickening. How is this type of immoral corruption allowed to continue. He should be in gaol for embezzlement
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The Toffee said:
Fuckin’ Ada!
Even Homer Simpson (Sector 7G) would be a better choice!.
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