That insider said advisers were ignored by both the Premier and his hand-picked consultants who appeared to be answerable to no one but Dr. Brown.

One Planning Department source, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, alleged that:

Government contracts were "a done deal", awarded to favourable companies, regardless of their ability to perform.

Dr. Brown personally exerted pressure over staff to automatically approve planning requests sent in by "friends of the Government".

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The source also claimed that the controversial contract to build a new pier for mega cruiseships at Dockyard was signed off to Correia Construction before being put out to tender.