Kids Company

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  7 August 2015     13:56285196
  #1      
  Really an odd story where this wildly eccentric woman has people like the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London in her thrall, the former handing over great wads of cash despite other ministers and top civil servants trying to stop him.
  
  
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33822035
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  7 August 2015     16:16285202
  #2      
  Something about the whole set-up smells, fancy the group just doling out money when that money could be spent on drugs etc.
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  I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  7 August 2015     17:43285203
  #3      
  This is the bit I don't understand Jan, according to their website these are deeply troubled kids many involved in drug running and prostitution yet they can turn up at one of the centres, be handed anything between £50 and £200 and off they go without any questions being asked.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  7 August 2015     18:03285206
  #4      
  Exactly Howard.
  
  Kids Company must have had poor management somewhere along the line, despite what they have posted on their web site.
  
  http://www.kidsco.org.uk/
  
  
  For some reason I have always disliked Camila Batmanghelidjh whenever I have seen her on TV but have never been able to figure out why.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  7 August 2015     19:51285208
  #5      
  I watched her being interviewed on Newsnight yesterday and she came across as child like continually denying any knowledge of claims about bullying, sexual harassment and financial mismanagement. When pressed she put her hand on her heart to deny further, much like a child caught out by a teacher or parent.