Nottinghamshire County Council: numbers that aren’t adding up
There are signs that Tory-run Notts County Council’s budget proposals, advocating cuts totalling £33 million, aren’t be as well thought through as they suggest.
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BoJo out on a limb over bankers’ bonus
Boris Johnson has spoken out against the bankers’ bonus tax. Not only is he at odds with his own party and the Government, but also with leading economists.
Boris’ achievements exposed
Conservative Home this morning has a list of Boris Johnson’s 100 achievements since taking over in May 2008. But prolific London blogger, Adam Bienkov, outlines which actually add up. On his Tory Troll blog, Bienkov outlines that: “A few aretest
Notts County Council – Figures that don’t add up?
Just days after LFF highlighted the 600 jobs losses in Leicestershire, further questions are being raised about the way Nottinghamshire saves £33 million.
Fresh headache for Cameron after “easy council” plans ruled illegal
David Cameron will now have to decide whether or not to introduce legislation if he wins the election enabling councils to charge for services.
Is Scotland failing to learn the lessons of coping with severe weather?
With the snow and ice wreaking havoc once more, questions are being asked over the SNP-led Scottish Government’s ability to cope with the bad weather.
Tacky Tory tinsel tactics
The Conservative party have released a press release claiming that the “Ministry of Justice Bans Tinsel.” But the story is a hoax and Conservative spokesman, Will Littlejohn, was unable to provide evidence to back up the claims. The press releasetest
Boris Scrooge scraps free New Year’s Eve train travel
Boris Johnson has axed free New Year’s Eve rail travel, though buses, tubes, trams and the DLR remain free.
SNP independence plans criticised as “half baked”
The SNP Government is coming under criticism from all sides as it publishes its White Paper on plans for an independence referendum.
Shadow Cabinet “haven’t run a piss-up in a brewery”
The head of the Conservative councils’ innovation unit and leader of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has launched a blistering attack on the competence of the Shadow Cabinet. In a discussion on increasing efficiency through reforming local government,test