Unions and some politicians have said PFI is a waste of public money.

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This, if true, is not only unfair, but a waste of public money.

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Pembrokeshire council has labelled the legal challenge a waste of public money.

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The National Union of Teachers says this is a waste of public money when some areas face an acute shortage of primary places.

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Westminster Labour MP Karen Buck called the situation a "scandalous waste of public money" and said it was a bad deal for both the taxpayer and the families involved.

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Liberal Democrat peer Lord Lee called the policy a "gross waste of public money".

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They see the unproven reliability of such tests as at best a waste of money, and at worst a danger to public health.

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But, more important than the waste of public money, are the serious health consequences for a significant proportion of our patients.

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