The first NHS hospital to be made private was recently rated inadequate and the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee said:

“The Public Accounts Committee said in a report that in January 2013 the committee “expressed concerns that Circle’s bid to run Hinchingbrooke had not been properly risk assessed and was based on overly optimistic… savings projections …”.

“… Mrs Hodge said: “Despite our warnings about the risks, oversight of the contract by the various parties who had a role was poor and inadequate and no-one has been held accountable for the consequences.”

Now, where have we hard that before? Oh, yes, one of the major criticisms of EDDC’s relocation plans.

And who will take the consequences if the Honiton elephant turns out to be a white one?