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Post by jonksy on Sept 5, 2023 20:00:47 GMT
There are several Tory run councils close to bankrupty, and there are several Tory run councils who have made dodgy investment and borrowing decisions. A doomed borrowing spree at Tory run Thurrock A disastrous property investment binge by Tory run Woking Councils, both Conservative and Labour are so short of cash that they are taking risks This is on top of the cuts to school rebuilding and refurbishment programme which "Smiler" has tried to deny, the public wont be fooled by attempts to brand councils as incompetent, they know that there is an underlying problem, and it is affecting councils Labour run AND Tory run. No attempts required these councils prove only too well they are incompetent. |
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Post by The Squeezed Middle on Sept 5, 2023 20:15:51 GMT
...it's not really socialism its gross misappropriation of public funds that's lead to this bankruptcy... Same thing. |
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Post by The Squeezed Middle on Sept 5, 2023 20:16:46 GMT
And what about Northumberland Council ? One of the largest ( in area ) local authorities in England, also close to bankruptcy Guess which political party runs Northumberland ? Could 13 years of austerity and cuts to budgets from central government have anything to do with it ? Nah. Councils are quite capable of being shite all by themselves.
Twats.
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Post by jonksy on Sept 6, 2023 10:41:17 GMT
And what about Northumberland Council ? One of the largest ( in area ) local authorities in England, also close to bankruptcy Guess which political party runs Northumberland ? Could 13 years of austerity and cuts to budgets from central government have anything to do with it ? Nah. Councils are quite capable of being shite all by themselves.
Twats.
Smarmer: Versions of Birmingham Council financial distress across the country.
Labour leader Sir Keir Smarmer has said there are versions of the financial crisis at Birmingham City Council “across the country” as he pledged to look at a settlement for local authorities.
The Labour-led local authority, Europe’s largest, declared itself effectively bankrupt on Tuesday when it issued a Section 114 notice.
The announcement means all new spending will stop immediately with the exception of protecting vulnerable people and statutory services.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, Sir Keir said he “feels” for the city’s 1.1 million taxpayers.
I think, if you take a step back from Birmingham, you will see there are versions of this across the country
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
He said: “I feel for the residents affected by this because they’ll be very worried about their services.
“I think, if you take a step back from Birmingham, you will see there are versions of this across the country.
“And that’s because, for 13 years, local authorities have been stripped of the funding they need.
Related video: Birmingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt (Dailymotion)
“So we will have to look at that again.”
Birmingham Council has been grappling with an equal pay liability which has grown over several years.
It now is estimated to stand at around £1 billion and is increasing by millions of pounds per month.
It is also facing an in-year financial gap in its budget which is currently in the region of £87 million, and is having to spend around £100 million on fixing errors in the implementation of a new IT system.
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Post by The Squeezed Middle on Sept 6, 2023 12:01:56 GMT
Never mind Smarmer blaming the government, it sounds more like Birmingham's problems are self-created.
Typical lefties have run out of other people's money.
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Post by see2 on Sept 6, 2023 14:26:51 GMT
There are several Tory run councils close to bankrupty, and there are several Tory run councils who have made dodgy investment and borrowing decisions. A doomed borrowing spree at Tory run Thurrock A disastrous property investment binge by Tory run Woking Councils, both Conservative and Labour are so short of cash that they are taking risks This is on top of the cuts to school rebuilding and refurbishment programme which "Smiler" has tried to deny, the public wont be fooled by attempts to brand councils as incompetent, they know that there is an underlying problem, and it is affecting councils Labour run AND Tory run. No attempts required these councils prove only too well they are incompetent. In your cynical overopinionated opinion that is. |
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