This lady had the balls to stand up for what she beleived in and if some thing came of it that benifited all the would we be so quick to condem her? No council could justify some of the rises in council tax especially when they are cutting back and out sourcing work its just a con. At most it should go up with inflation and if councils gave up their madcap ideas and used some fiscal commen sense people would be happy. How much are councilers average rise for their "wage"?