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Graham Jones · 07-03-2005, 16:39

No the Area Councils figure is the total budget of £145,000 staffing £180,000 grants [though last year they were cut so many times it ended up at about £45,000 in total - about half the £180k though is controlled by the cabinet - another Britcliffism] divided by the number of people who turn up. It comes to about £7,000 per meeting, or if you consider just the admin £3,500 thereabouts. There are 27-30 Area Councils in total a year. Average attendance in about 20-30. Its about 7% of our Council Tax.

Wardens are after all costs £19,000 each so thats 16 wardens. What the Labour Party was trying to say was there is a credible alternative on the table. Britcliffe hates this for another reason. His total election strategy revolves around blaming the government for EVERYTHING [ie hiding HBC affairs and playing to the anti Blair swing voters]. This includes Wardens, in his strategy is the icing on the cake of central government pulling funding. And he cant afford to lose that argument or else his whole blame game strategy collapses like a house of cards.

The government gave a fixed amount for a fixed period with the intention that the Council will take over the wardens. Which is what we are proposing. The Panopticons arrived at just the right time to once again move the people of Hyndburn round the board cleverly so they are facing the wrong way at an important time.

07-03-2005, 16:39	#102
Graham Jones I am Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 279 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Council get something right!! No the Area Councils figure is the total budget of £145,000 staffing £180,000 grants [though last year they were cut so many times it ended up at about £45,000 in total - about half the £180k though is controlled by the cabinet - another Britcliffism] divided by the number of people who turn up. It comes to about £7,000 per meeting, or if you consider just the admin £3,500 thereabouts. There are 27-30 Area Councils in total a year. Average attendance in about 20-30. Its about 7% of our Council Tax. Wardens are after all costs £19,000 each so thats 16 wardens. What the Labour Party was trying to say was there is a credible alternative on the table. Britcliffe hates this for another reason. His total election strategy revolves around blaming the government for EVERYTHING [ie hiding HBC affairs and playing to the anti Blair swing voters]. This includes Wardens, in his strategy is the icing on the cake of central government pulling funding. And he cant afford to lose that argument or else his whole blame game strategy collapses like a house of cards. The government gave a fixed amount for a fixed period with the intention that the Council will take over the wardens. Which is what we are proposing. The Panopticons arrived at just the right time to once again move the people of Hyndburn round the board cleverly so they are facing the wrong way at an important time.