![]() ![]() He called for a full investigation by Parliament or the public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office. He also challenged the ‘morality’ of the way the charity was run and claimed that in some respects, financial assumptions were ‘totally flawed’.īefore he quit: Tom Bewick, pictured centre, with Dragons' Den star Peter Jones and Business Secretary Vince Cable Mr Bewick claimed that the academy instead relied on money from other sources, using Mr Jones’s ‘celebrity and media-status’ to attract funding. ![]() He wrote: ‘I believe it is disingenuous to present oneself as a philanthropist when you are putting so little of your own personal fortune into the organisation or good causes.’ In his letter, Mr Bewick – a respected former civil servant – challenged Mr Jones about his contribution to the academy. However, Mr Jones denies any wrongdoing – and says he has been cleared by an official inquiry. He sent a letter detailing allegations of financial mismanagement to both Mr Jones and Business Secretary Vince Cable, whose department funded the project. Tycoon: Peter Jones, who is said to be worth £200million, finds his charity at the centre of a £9m row over spending of taxpayers' money which was 'hard to justify' ![]()
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