PFI schools

surely the time has come for a public inquiry into how the Exeter PFI schools contracts were issued, how the schools conformed to the original planning application and that all the materials used in the construction process met their specifications.Both Devon County Council and Exeter City Council must put onto the internet all the Health and Safety files which they have because that will show the truth. Do they fear the truth. They should not have accepted the buildings before ensuring that they were fit for purpose.The worst aspect of this case is the recently released report from the Office of Fair Trading which must be read in conjuncion with their press release of 22 March 2007, 'OFT closes door on cartel leniency in construction bid rigging cases in England'. Something terribly wrong, and unlawful, has possibly been allowed to happen which has possibly led to a loss to the public purse. The Echo has quite rightly been acknowledged as leading the campaign to get justice, not only for the taxpayer, but more importantly for the generations of school children who will be attending these schools over the next thirty years. Do remember these schools will be costing the taxpayers over £315 million over the next thirty and will we be getting value for our money, somehow, no! Vote for none of the above when you have the chance. Just to remind you that I resigned as a school governor because I knew that this was just not right so don't you dare say that I'm on some sort of bandwagon. Some of us still have principles where taxpayers money comes into the equation.