Blogosphere united in disgust at MPs
Bloggers of left, right and centre were united today in disgust over reports in today’s papers that some MPs will refuse to pay back expenses that they claimed erroneously.
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Gray days for Grayling
Another day, another gaffe from everyone’s least-favourite rent-a-quote. We are amused!
Flying to Manchester? Well that’s just criminal!
Fresh from watching his former adviser convicted of fraud yesterday, Boris Johnson faces further embarrassment with the revelation the celebrity cyclist flew to Manchester for the Tory party conference. The Mayor of London has made great play of his greentest
Birmingham Children’s Social Services “not fit for purpose”
Children’s Social Services at the UK’s largest local authority have been branded as “not fit for purpose”. An enquiry undertaken by Birmingham City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee concluded, among other findings, that accommodation for some children and young people caused many members of the inquiry team to be “shock and dismayed at the standard”.
Conservative councils under attack
Somerset council have spent £46,000 and counting to recruit a chief executive. £46,000.
SNP budget cuts are “anti-Glasgow”
In a taste of what might be to come across the UK, Scotland’s SNP Finance Secretary, John Swinney has delivered the Scottish government’s draft budget for 2010/11. The budget included a list of sizeable cuts. Labour’s Finance Spokesman, Andy Kerr attacked the Alex Salmond-led government.
Osborne says Conservatives have “much to learn” from Tory town halls
George Osborne pledges a Conservative government would emulate the policies being implemented by Tory councils