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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.

Research funding

Public money funnelled through UK Research and Innovation, a spin-off from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to invest in researchers and businesses.

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