Scotland’s award-winning architect Malcolm Fraser offers a critique of the failings of the government’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for public buildings. How did things come to this pretty pass and who is to blame? And, more importantly, what can be done about this rotten system. This is a timely publication that lifts the lid on who has most to gain from major public projects and why the problem has to be solved, and how.
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Shoddy Schools and Fancy Finance
Scotland’s award-winning architect Malcolm Fraser offers a critique of the failings of the government’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) for public buildings. How did things come to this pretty pass and who is to blame? And, more importantly, what can be done about this rotten system. This is a timely publication
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