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Originally Posted by claytonender
The card I delivered in Church ward was A5 however I have not seen any of the area council calendars so don't know what size they were.
I do wish you would get your facts straight, Labour councillors delivered cards last year (2007) at their own expense and decided in early 2008 to do the same for Christmas 2008.
Your 'almighty' leader obviously decided that the cards had been well received in the wards in which they were delivered and so wanted Area Council calendars (paid for by the council tax payer) to further his election campaign.
In Church and Milnshaw Area Council (of which, I am sure you are aware I am a member), the councillors decided that calendars were an inappropriate use of council tax payers money and declined to have a calendar. No - I repeat - No photographs were taken.
As well as the printing and distribution costs involved in producing and delivering the calendars, there is also the extra expense in council officer's time. Because whilst they are sorting out the calendars they were not doing more important and pressing work for the residents of Hyndburn.
As for critising the Labour councillors for spending their own money - what would be your response if I asked you to justify what you spend your money on?
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I suppose this is the problem with Labour. Attack the Conservatives comes before anything else. It was hardly to further his election campaign when you and every other Labour councillor was eligible to be on it! You'll use anything - anything you can concoct, to be negative towards Britcliffe.
Labour councillors can spend their own money on what they wish, perhaps you can even spend it on dishonest council tax propaganda again. However you cannot tell the people of Hyndburn, that they can not be informed about who their councillors are, or how to contact them if they have issues. I am in shock. You put christmas cards out, so you think its important that people know who their councillors are, so why is it not a function of council to do so?