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Originally Posted by g jones
I used to think all sorts of things mattered. I don't now. The only things that matters anymore in Hyndburn is some degree of truth and honesty.
Never in my whole life have I spoken about Car Parking charges or levying rubbish taxes, other than to comment on current affairs in private. It have never spoken about at Labour Councillor's meetings, nor privately between Councillors. And I am the leader I'd hope I would know what is and isn't being put forward...
How is it acceptable then at the last election that the Tories put out a banner screaming leaflet saying local Labour Councillors are to bring in Rubbish Taxes costing each family £300? Local Labour Councillors will introduce Car Parking Charges?
On the rubbish taxes. Two things first. Hyndburn's computer system, both on the bins and at invoicing can't communicate with each other, two different programs/systems.
The bins IT system is primitive and the flash readers defective. I investigated afterwards where this came from. Works tell me £1m to bring in a replacement system as the current one is old and not adaptable. The Government have just allowed 9 pilots to test rubbish taxes. We did not apply.
Too Jaysay;
I haven't met anyone who likes our local Tories. Nigel Evans MP was even slagging Clr Britcliffe off last month and the Tories at County Hall won't have anything to do with Clr Britcliffe and his clan.
Even Michael Welsh, Tory County Council Leader said in public in the full council that talking about Clr Bricliffe was giving oxygen to a loony.
It's not political Jaysay. All parties dislike our local Conservatives. THe sad thing is. Hyndburn's inability to work across the board means Hyndburn people lose out. A classic example is the Bus Station.
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You want to hear what the public say about you, and by that I don't mean Tories, talking always has been cheap, and none cheaper than when said by you Graham