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Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding

The advent of Elon Musk’s DOGE in the US has inspired The Spectator to launch our own war on the UK’s wasteful spending: The Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding, or SPAFF.

Use our searchable tables below to join us in hunting down areas that are in need of the axe.

Procurement contracts

Contracts put out to tender by the government to provide equipment and services.

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