[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

That a load of B******** and you know it Rindi, its like a broken record or is it g.jones pulling your strings. Councillor in Hyndburn are underpaid compared to other authorites, when you consider cabinet members at LCC are on the thick end of £35 grand and the leader is on around £60 grand. Leader of HBC is now a full time job, its a business and should be run as such, when officers are on telephone number salaries, £20 grand for the Leader is still low in comparison. The reason g.jones opposed it, is that if he was leader, he still has a full time job, and thats a good reason he shouldn't even be given the chance.

I presume Peter Britcliffe knew what the allowances were when he stood for the council, and subsequently became leader of the council?

I stand by what I said, it must be great to vote to give yourself a 20% increase.

Others, such as nurses and firemen, must look in awe as they have to settle for near inflation pay rises.