Public money

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi distanced himself from a new law expanding provincial assembly members' privileges, emphasizing that public money belongs to the people. The KP Assembly passed the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, which includes lifetime passports for members and their spouses, immunity from preventive detention, and weapon licenses. Kundi urged fiscal discipline and alignment with austerity measures amid public economic hardship.

Disabled people with lifelong conditions are undergoing 'unnecessary' Personal Independence Payment (Pip) reassessments, according to a charity analysis. The process is criticized for wasting public funds and harming the mental and physical health of claimants.

Seattle is criticized for fostering an environment where militant progressive activists create 'emergencies' to justify using public funds. The article highlights the term 'transgender refugees' as part of this perceived system of manufactured crises.

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, may oppose the Metropolitan Police using Palantir's AI systems due to concerns about public funds supporting firms with practices conflicting with London's values. Palantir, which provided software for Trump's ICE immigration operations and Israel's military, is negotiating a potential multi-million-pound contract with Scotland Yard.

Former Army commanders claim public money is being used to 'punish' SAS veterans following a judge's dismissal of a legal challenge from the family of an IRA man killed 35 years ago. The legal case, which sought to challenge the circumstances of the IRA member's death, was rejected by a court.