“The details of wasted money spent on the Garden Bridge project is the final confirmation of the utter folly of the project. The Garden Bridge Trust have squandered public money in a way no responsible charity should have behaved. No charity needs to spend £160,000 on a website or over £400,000 on a gala dinner.”

Failed London Garden Bridge project cost £53m https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47228698, BBC News, 13 February 2019
2010s, 2019

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