Silly PFI costs cripple NHS hospitals

How's this for private-public financial co-operation: £75 to replace an air freshener, £8,450 to install a dishwasher and £15,000 to install a laundry door. A couple of examples of some of the costs from private finance initiative schemes agreed by the previous Labour government. Unfortunately there's no end in sight: UK taxpayers are committed to pay a good £220bn for more PFI costs.