Plus: The move to monthly bin collections in Stirling is unjustified, given the high Council Tax that residents pay.
2018-19’s accounts are still unaudited. Who knew about the massive black hole in the council’s finances?
There are dozens of policies, tax changes and other levers that government can pull to climate proof our homes.
If a business has easy access to low paid labour it will put off improving its technological processes.
Plus: the Public Accounts Committee fails to challenge Council waste. Nottingham still in the lead for extortionate tax.
You could call the Labour’s leader’s appearance either brave, or the act of a man who has nothing to lose.
Plus: Local authorities have deficits of over half a billion pounds. Police and Crime Commissioners should not be forced to employ deputies.
We will go through Council spending and contracts, line by line, to find waste and get the best possible value for money.
The flaws in the current system can no longer be ignored. An Annual Proportional Property Tax would balance the scales.
With new leadership in many local areas, there is lots of potential for bold and innovative ways to save money.
Labour councils hurt the poor the most. It is the Conservatives who offer practical improvements.
It’s your efforts on the doorstep and phone that will help us to deliver more local Conservatives with a proven track record of delivering good local services.
Plus: Waltham Forest’s proposed “consultancy support for a strategic reset” sounds like something from David Brent.
The Conservatives should think about the implications of what would happen if Labour got serious on this issue.
We should base it on an index of cumulative change in wages.