Local Councils Fall Right Into The Tory Elephant Trap….
Up to a fifth of councils in England may not accept the government’s offer to help pay for a freeze in council tax next year, a survey suggests. Councils denying government money? Can this be true?...
View ArticleOK, Who’d Like To Tell Polly What Local Councils Shouldn’t Do?
Polly Toynbee rages at the ConDem ‘localism’ plans: Sigoma, the municipal authorities group, says that if councils were all allowed to keep their business rates, the City of London would gain £517m....
View ArticleLook, It’s Basic Budgetary Logic!
Croydon faces a reduction in the multimillion-pound funding it receives for looking after hundreds of young asylum-seekers. Oh noes! They’ll all be destitute! How will they cope!!! The UK Border Agency...
View ArticleIf You Set A Target That’s Impossible To Meet, That’s Your Problem, Chums!
Taking all of Winchester’s cars off the road for a year would still not be enough to meet the city council’s carbon footprint targets. That was the stark warning from a city councillor worried about...
View ArticleNo Wonder Notts Country Council Has A Budget Problem…
A former deputy chief constable of Notts, who was expected to take the county’s police authority and Chief Constable Julia Hodson to an employment tribunal, has accepted a settlement. And just what was...
View ArticleCentralisation – It’s The Name of The Game!
The Mayor of London should take control of all the capital’s libraries in a move that would save millions and transform the service, the former head of Waterstones said today. I thought the current...
View ArticleHey, Since You Like Collective Punishment So Much…
A senior city councillor has claimed officers are vetting every letter he writes to constituents. Conservative group leader John Fareham said he was “astonished” to discover non-political letters about...
View ArticleWell, It’s A Start…
The decision made by the council’s community services committee last week will mean residents can do their shopping locally without having to fork out for high parking charges. Yes. It’s only five free...
View ArticleTo Save The Planet, We Must Kill This Tree!
A music producer whose songs have appeared in Hollywood films asked for a £5,000 tree outside his house to be cut down because it was interfering with his solar panels. Ahahahahaha….! But, as with most...
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Will This See Off The ‘Something Must Be Done!’ Brigade?
Breaking their silence for the first time since Joseph Ball died last year, highways experts at Southend Council warned a campaign to improve safety could actually have the opposite effect. Not that...
View ArticleProtecting Society From The Scourge Of….Flakes In Ice Cream?
This is why you must pay your council tax, folks: Despite good weather, it has been a bad week for Sussex’s ice cream sellers. One trader has been warned he could face eviction unless he stops serving...
View ArticleCouncil Cutbacks, Kagoul-Wearers Hardest Hit!
England may be a green and pleasant land, but getting around it on foot is proving harder than ever as council cuts leave footpaths blocked, run-down and overgrown, according to a report. A report by...
View ArticleWho Thinks A Penny Of This Money Would Go Towards Tax Cuts?
Ministers today demanded that London’s town halls tackle their colossal £642million in council tax arrears – an average of £188 per household. They warned that council tax bills could be pushed up, or...
View ArticleSuck It Up, Sweetie…
“Basically, the smart bits of Hackney are getting bigger, but sadly a lot of locals are being shifted out. All of a sudden, we’ve got lots of new bars, which is good for progression and moving with the...
View ArticleHave They Thought This Through?
Being Greens, the answer is almost certainly ‘Not really’… Coun Duncan, pictured right, has been stripped of his two deputy chairman roles in licensing committees and is set to be formally censured at...
View ArticleIt’s Official! You Are Now Guilty Until Proven Innocent…
…well, in Brighton & Hove anyway: Any bruise discovered on a baby less than six months old will be treated as potentially suspicious, a children’s safety body has ruled. The decision comes as a...
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