Do you want to discuss boring politics? (231 Viewers)

[wingy]

Windrush again/still.
What a fucking stain.

 

---

[Grendel]

Not entirely, but it's a significant part of it.

Are you saying that there's no correlation in the funding available from Central Goverment along with services being transferred from Central Government control to Local Government and a council's ability to function? Given more stuff to pay for and less money to pay for it.

If it were the other way round and this was a Tory council and a Labour govt you'd be the first to claim it was down to lack of funding.

the criticism is levied at the behaviour of the councillors - if we look at the pay dispute hasn’t a council like Plymouth agreed the pay hikes?

 

[Philosoraptor]

 

[skybluetony176]

the criticism is levied at the behaviour of the councillors - if we look at the pay dispute hasn’t a council like Plymouth agreed the pay hikes?

And if Coventry did it you’d be the first to moan about it.

 

[skybluetony176]

Windrush again/still.
What a fucking stain.

The scandal that keeps on giving. Unless you’re one of the people awarded damages in which case you’re still waiting.

 

[PVA]

Er, I think you'll find it is very much in public interest. Fed up of this idiot trying to block every report into his shitty behaviour.

 

[wingy]

Haha.
Come on he's above it all.
Why should he actually comply if it's not in our interest to know Lol.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Clearly this has happened across the last decade at least,but in the interest of balance a large council tax increase was permitted via central govt approval in the last couple of years.

I did consider saying that their other option is to massively hike up Council Tax, but then that's going to be spun negatively for local government as well.

It's not exactly a generous thing to offer is it:
"Hey, we're cutting the amount of money we give you and making you pay for more stuff, but we're letting you hike up the bills of the people that vote for you so you've no cause for complaint."

 

[Philosoraptor]

You just can't blame central Govt when part of the WMCA deal for devolution signed by CCC was to agree to abide by the spending review. They sold the people of Coventry down the river.

Here is one of the many councillors we should be saying goodbye to.

Coventry councillor says West Midlands Combined Authority is big smokescreen – AFTER vote to join

A LEADING Coventry Labour councillor has admitted the West Midlands Combined Authority is the \

coventryobserver.co.uk

 

[PVA]

Can only imagine you must be absolutely furious with all of this Grendel.

 

[fernandopartridge]

You just can't blame central Govt when part of the WMCA deal for devolution signed by CCC was to agree to abide by the spending review. They sold the people of Coventry down the river.

Here is one of the many councillors we should be saying goodbye to.

Coventry councillor says West Midlands Combined Authority is big smokescreen – AFTER vote to join

A LEADING Coventry Labour councillor has admitted the West Midlands Combined Authority is the \

coventryobserver.co.uk

Let's be honest though it's a ransom note

 

[shmmeee]

Philosoraptor is Les Reid confirmed.

 

[Philosoraptor]

Let's be honest though it's a ransom note

It was agreed to by LGA (Labour) as well as other groups.

Demsoc said a referendum was required. A referendum wasn't forthcoming.

Powers went up from local Government as well as down from central Government. Whichever council officer, the council used for advice in this matter to state a referendum wasn't needed, should simply be sacked on sight.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

In other news:

Conversion therapy: Ban to go ahead but not cover trans people

The government U-turns on plans to drop a ban on conversion therapy for gay and bisexual people.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cuadrilla given extra year to evaluate fracking wells

Fracking firm Cuadrilla will not have to concrete over controversial shale gas wells near Blackpool.

www.bbc.co.uk

How can you be on the wrong side of the argument so often?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Oh, and Rishi Sunak:

I know how Will Smith felt about his wife being criticised, says Rishi Sunak

The chancellor speaks out over criticism of his wife, who owns shares in a firm operating in Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk

I can understand your fury about you being questioned about some investments your wife owns (voluntarily) that go against your own governments position could be comparable to someone making fun of a medical condition that person has no control over.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Oh, and Rishi Sunak:

I know how Will Smith felt about his wife being criticised, says Rishi Sunak

The chancellor speaks out over criticism of his wife, who owns shares in a firm operating in Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk

I can understand your fury about you being questioned about some investments your wife owns (voluntarily) that go against your own governments position could be comparable to someone making fun of a medical condition that person has no control over.

Man of the people! Sorry I mean man of the people who have billions of pounds

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Man of the people! Sorry I mean man of the people who have billions of pounds

He's almost up there with JRM in his delusion that he understands normal people

 

[fernandopartridge]

It was agreed to by LGA (Labour) as well as other groups.

Demsoc said a referendum was required. A referendum wasn't forthcoming.

Powers went up from local Government as well as down from central Government. Whichever council officer, the council used for advice in this matter to state a referendum wasn't needed, should simply be sacked on sight.

LGA is not a Labour group

 

[Philosoraptor]

LGA is not a Labour group

LGA Labour

The LGA Labour Group exists to provide a strong voice for Labour in local government. We represent and support Labour Groups in England and Wales and the Labour councillors within them.

www.local.gov.uk

 

[skybluetony176]

Oh, and Rishi Sunak:

I know how Will Smith felt about his wife being criticised, says Rishi Sunak

The chancellor speaks out over criticism of his wife, who owns shares in a firm operating in Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk

I can understand your fury about you being questioned about some investments your wife owns (voluntarily) that go against your own governments position could be comparable to someone making fun of a medical condition that person has no control over.

What a snowflake. Boo hoo hoo. My wife has to take millions in dividends out of Russia financially supporting the Putin regime in the process. How dare people judge us for that.

 

[Philosoraptor]

Good old Ann Lucas was on the LGA

Cllr Ann Lucas (Coventry), Chair Safer and
Stronger Communities Board

The woman with the reverse Midas Touch. Everything she touches turns to shit.

 

[PVA]

I saw that Sunak was also upset with the OBR for 'overshadowing his spring statement' by releasing forecasts showing everything is fucked.

How dare they tell the truth about the state of the economy!

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

The more you think about his comments the more you despair. Who gives a fuck about whether he’s upset his wife gets a bit of flak for having £400m of shares. People are on the f’in breadline. What a wanker he is!

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I saw that Sunak was also upset with the OBR for 'overshadowing his spring statement' by releasing forecasts showing everything is fucked.

How dare they tell the truth about the state of the economy!

Should be the Tory obr too

 

[PVA]

 

[PVA]

Fucking clownshow

 

[fernandopartridge]

LGA Labour

The LGA Labour Group exists to provide a strong voice for Labour in local government. We represent and support Labour Groups in England and Wales and the Labour councillors within them.

www.local.gov.uk

That isn't the LGA it's a grouping within the LGA that seeks to influence

 

[fernandopartridge]

The next election campaign will see a lot lot more of the same of this type of thing

 

[PVA]

The next election campaign will see a lot lot more of the same of this type of thing

Yep the culture wars from the Tories over the next couple of years are going to be unbearable

 

[clint van damme]

Nick Swivney likes this

 

[Deleted member 5849]

What's especially odd is that (for a Tory!) Johnson's actually pretty liberal on things like this and, practising what he preaches, he's ok with private lives being private and not really conforming to the norm.

Is Rees-Mogg whispering a little too much in his ear?

 

[Ian1779]

No one told the MP you are supposed to wait until April 1st to release these absurd jokes.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Daily mail page 8-9!! Biggest female campaign since the suffragettes. Can a woman have a Willy?? Brilliant not!!! Bigots

 

[skybluetony176]

Daily mail page 8-9!! Biggest female campaign since the suffragettes. Can a woman have a Willy?? Brilliant not!!! Bigots

These people are so delicate. God help if they ever see the crying game. They’ll all die of a heart attack.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

These people are so delicate. God help if they ever see the crying game. They’ll all die of a heart attack.

I’m happy there’s an issue around social spaces for women, including those who choose to identify as women and it needs a grown up discussion and some resolutions but ffs as big as getting the vote. Front page of a national newspaper. Not for me