Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

[life on mars]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

Lovely run Sheffield a beacon of light :

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-66305959

Several Sheffield City council staff sacked or resigned over fraud - report
Think the Labour MP went sign for fraud..

[life on mars]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

Phew

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63428147.amp

How embarrassing GMP faced scrutiny after a report revealed a failure to record more than 80,000 crimes in a year.

Chief Constable Stephen Watson, who took over last May, said the force had got back to basic policing.

[Eric Cartman]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

You reduce overheads...salaries of top execs etc....and other (much) extraneous expenditure...

Not sure what you mean by high flying executive..

I work in a local authority with well over a million residents, no love lost here for chief exec and senior leadership from me but their salaries are pitiful compared with their responsibility. Providing care and maintaining responsibility for the most vulnerable people in society whilst delivering other services across the board. Plenty of problems but high salaries isn't one of them.

[life on mars]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

Another Labour run feck fest

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-65676411

Betsi Cadwaladr: Police considering north Wales NHS investigation

[Maurice Swan]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

I work in a local authority with well over a million residents, no love lost here for chief exec and senior leadership from me but their salaries are pitiful compared with their responsibility. Providing care and maintaining responsibility for the most vulnerable people in society whilst delivering other services across the board. Plenty of problems but high salaries isn't one of them.

Let's just say they earn more than the Prime Minister......Invariably they are well OVER six figures...........

[ninian opinian]

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Labour-run Birmingham City council: Population: 1,144,900 people, £87 million gap in spending

Tory-run Thurrock City Council: Population: 176,000 people, £469 million spending gap

I wonder why all these councils are on their arse? Years and years of underfunding by this Tory Government that’s why.

The country is in an absolute mess and the sooner these clowns are gone the more chance the nation has of healing.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Thatchers fault obviously.

Any other Councils gone bust (Lab or Con or Lib Dem ?)
Birmingham council is a basket case - Channel4 of all people , did a documentary on Brum council, Im surprised they lasted this long.

And there was me thinking a Labour run Council was all about fair pay for all - they fecking bang on about it often enough. If they had payed them properly in the first place that would have meant they had no money to spend on the left wing socialist nonsense policies.

He's off 😂

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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[QUOTE=Maurice Swan;5451850]

It means stop being so pompous

Just because you have done well enough to emigrate doesn't mean you can make ridiculous comments about the financial problems of Birmingham City Council based upon your upbringing in Aberdare /QUOTE]

that is EXACTLY why I feel able to make financial comments........I have MANAGED things at all stages i n life.... NO further comments....

That's a relief !

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Phew

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63428147.amp

How embarrassing GMP faced scrutiny after a report revealed a failure to record more than 80,000 crimes in a year.

Chief Constable Stephen Watson, who took over last May, said the force had got back to basic policing.

Have you ever heard of Dame Shirley Porter ?

One of the biggest frauds in local authority history

CONSERVATIVE

And her family was a huge donor to the dirty party

Sadly she died before they could do her financially

I would have dug her up and checked her pockets

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

Labour-run Birmingham City council: Population: 1,144,900 people, £87 million gap in spending

Tory-run Thurrock City Council: Population: 176,000 people, £469 million spending gap

I wonder why all these councils are on their arse? Years and years of underfunding by this Tory Government that’s why.

The country is in an absolute mess and the sooner these clowns are gone the more chance the nation has of healing.

Amen

[Wash DC Blue]

Re: Birmingham Council declares bankruptcy

Could legalizing cannabis and taxing it raise enough to make a dent in the public infrastructure problems?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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We all have different viewpoints...

Yours is that of an ex pat conservative voter living in the south of france

You are in the minority in Wales and long may that continue

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Could legalizing cannabis and taxing it raise enough to make a dent in the public infrastructure problems?

It's left field but it's worth a try

[splott parker]

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Yours is that of an ex pat conservative voter living in the south of france

You are in the minority in Wales and long may that continue

I hate that term ‘ex pat’, they’re immigrants who think ‘ex pat’ makes them a bit more important and entitled. Ex pat, my arse!!!!

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Why do you think councils that have to spend huge amounts on social care , children's services and aging transport systems tend to struggle financially ?

Why do you think councils in places like Surrey , Berkshire , Oxfordshire , Hertfordshire etc generally don't struggle ?

You think it's because they are conservative led ?

Don't insult your own intelligence

So they are only in a mess because of demographics, and they are doing a great job of managing the budget?