The article states Worcestershire is one of several councils with historically low rates and the rise will bring it in line with average bills.
I’m not sure what the alternative is. You can either cut jobs and services even more or ask the Government for more money?
Not easy, this governing lark.
could start reducing costs by stop paying chief executives larger salaries than the PM…
“According to 2023–2024 data, Worcestershire County Council Chief Executive Paul Robinson received a total remuneration package of £256,612, comprising a £196,633 salary plus £59,949 in National Insurance and pension contributions. He is among the highest-paid council officials in the region.”
also…
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Bigger salary, more time to fight for ordinary Brits.
Not disagreeing with you but those figures are for 2 years before Reform took minority control last May. It was a Tory council for 20 years before that.
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*After Nigel Farage suggested Turkish barbershops were fronts for money laundering and drug running, this barbershop in Glasgow decided to respond. *
G11 Barbers in Partick teamed up with street artist Rebel Bear to hit back at the Reform leader brilliantly
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Most councils I knew when I worked in that arena were pretty much cut to the bone already. They were really struggling to keep up with their statutory duties.
I don’t think there’s much to cut, until you maybe start looking at what money goes where, and on what exactly, within the various works they will have outsourced.
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A nice little reminder here of just exactly who Mandelson was. Particularly salient now that everyone who knew him is suddenly rushing to disavow him.
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I agree (I even agree with your sarcasm), unfortunately and sadly this is the state of British politics, at present.
No Party, including the current Government have a plan. That is not a dig it is just the sorry state of affairs the Country finds itself in.
I see from the article that Trafford Council have been allowed to increase their C/T by 7.5%, I suppose they have to fund the New Toiler regen somehow…
So this kicked off in North Wales yesterday.
Basically Reform fascists decided they would like to hold a talk and some Q and A with the Bangor University debating society. A student body, separate from the University.
The debate society declined, and now the Reform fascists are threatening to cut government funding for the university should they win the election.
So, yet another parallel with 1930’s Germany emerges as Hitler targeted universities after winning the election.
Also in my opinion, this was a Reform set up.
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Bunch of snowflakes.
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I thought I would post this here.
There was a public petition asking for public enquiry into Russian influence into UK politics and democracy.
This was held yesterday. The details of the debate are here:
Watch the debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/BXlk5ufZTDM?si=Fh9-aPCwUVHnhcBM&t=240
Read the transcript: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-02-09/debates/F9F28AFA-E1F3-449C-B18B-63DDCABC411E/RussianInfluenceOnUKPoliticsAndDemocracy
Read the research: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/CDP-2026-0021/
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What next? Book burnings?
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Well one of the first things they did was this:
It was noted to have similarities with what happened to the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin in 1933, which is where this picture originated from:
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Strange decision to decline the debate,
Its an opportunity to show how bad Reform are
It wasn’t going to be a debate. It was a talk with Q and A. More like a White House press conference where they could ignore and deflect any challenge as they see fit. The student society declined as it’s not what they’re about, and perfectly within their rights to do so.
This is why I feel it was a set up. Sarah Pochin wouldn’t last 5 minutes in a proper debate.
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Don’t worry, the Freeze Peach™ crew will still whine about cancel culture.
That’s fundamentally Reforms whine on this, yet there’s nothing stopping them going to campus and speaking to people, or knocking doors at the student residence etc.
Meanwhile, Farage refuses every offer from Zac Polanski for a debate, preferring to call him weird.
Maybe Bangor University’s debating society could set that up? That would be a perfect response.
Again, it’s a set up.
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Guess which party didn’t take part
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