Quote Originally Posted by trampie09 View Post
A proper functioning sovereign state sends money and resources to parts of their state that need it most at the expense of other parts of the state that don't need it, that is how a properly functioning state should act but that description doesn't always seem to be the case as regards the UK.
It spends money in the places and on the projects that have the most chance of getting a return for the taxpayer. It's not the governemtn's money nad it has to husband it wisely.