Dusty Wentworth

What Happens When Power Faces No Consequences? Imagine if a CEO squandered hundreds of millions of pounds on a project that never launched. Imagine if they handed multi-million-pound contracts to personal contacts without scrutiny, then walked away with a promotion. In the private sector, they'd face legal action, shareholder revolt, and professional disgrace. In British politics, they face none of the above. In the United Kingdom today, power is wielded without legal consequence. Ministers waste vast public sums, push through unworkable schemes, and mislead the nation—yet no one is prosecuted, fined, or held to account. This isn’t just negligence. It is systemic impunity. And it is morally unforgivable. Rwanda, PPE, HS2: A Catalogue of Unpunished Failure The Rwanda deportation scheme cost the taxpayer over £290 million. Not a single deportation flight ever took place. A Supreme Court ruling in November 2023 deemed the plan unlawful. The government responded by passing ...

As a country, we pride ourselves on compassion and a commitment to supporting those in need. Yet recent rhetoric around welfare reform paints a deeply troubling picture—one that portrays disabled people as burdens and scapegoats for rising costs.   This narrative is not only deeply offensive, but also a calculated distraction from the real financial mismanagement taking place within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).   It’s time to challenge this unacceptable blame game and demand genuine accountability. The Stigmatising Language: An Attack on Disabled People Just this week, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch made comments that were, frankly, outrageous. In a speech on 10th July 2025, she criticised the Motability scheme, claiming:   “People are getting taxpayer-funded cars for having constipation.”   She further suggested that “food intolerances” and “ADHD and obesity” should not warrant support, and alleged that “90 per cent ...