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We are talking about the Borough Council here. They are based in the delightful red brick building along the banks of the Sow. Faulty Towers belongs to the County Council.Save money? yeah right. They'll do the merger and claim they need a pay rise due to the increased responsibility. Has "faulty towers" saved us any money yet?
Of course we can moan about the council all we want, and maybe rightly, but let us not forget the real issue here, they are chronically underfunded by central government.
It is NOT JUST a shiftIt's just a shift from central taxation and distribution to local taxation through council tax. In the US the have local rates of sales tax too.
There is also more than just the smidgen of an issue of competence.Of course we can moan about the council all we want, and maybe rightly, but let us not forget the real issue here, they are chronically underfunded by central government.
Exactly. Council tax hasn't gone up by the value of the central government cuts, and more importantly, general taxation hasn't gone down. It's a way for the Tories to blame the councils for things such as social care.
There is no High StreetIt's a complex issue. If the council isn't getting it via council tax they find the cash elsewhere through business taxes, car park charges etc. That's why the high street is dead.
So they shouldn't get it from central government any longer like they used to?It's a complex issue. If the council isn't getting it via council tax they find the cash elsewhere through business taxes, car park charges etc. That's why the high street is dead.
In the 1950s and '60s there was the municipal borough of Stafford and Stafford Rural District Council.I bet the good folk of Cannock look enviously at how well Stafford Borough is managed and can't wait for the same to happen to them.
All a very far cry from what the 'founding' councillors, who worked tirelessly to improve the lot of their constituents in the 50 and 60s had in mind...
Of course we can moan about the council all we want, and maybe rightly, but let us not forget the real issue here, they are chronically underfunded by central government.
That’s fine - they’re not paid by the taxpayer.There's a lot more people in the company I work for on more than £100k and the workforce is probably similar.
We've been paying the "market rate" for the Tory Cabinet but that doesn't mean they're "good people"But ultimately you'll never get good people if you don't pay market rate.
But we don't have good people (here). That's the point.But ultimately you'll never get good people if you don't pay market rate.