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F) Stop borrowing money [esp for housing grants] unless we can make that money work for future generations, instead of leaving debts. Have an investigation in to how we went from £11m in debt to £27m under Cllr Britcliffe.
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well one reason could be that selling off all the council houses
because they have sold off nearly all the council propertys they now have to pay much higher rents to private landlords
i know of one person getting over £90 a week for a private house yet this would have been a lot less if there had been a council property available
2: more people claiming housing benefit
3: coucil tax so high people cant afford it ( not sure if council tax debts count towards the councils debts)
4: making buisness rates so high in the town centre the killed off nearly all local buisnesses so they no longer pay rates so no more income there