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Originally Posted by andrewb
We might not have an excellent council, as rated by the audit commission
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Perhaps when you start paying for it yourself you might be in a better position to judge for yourself, if what is paid in Council Tax results in an excellent level of service here in Hyndburn.
As stated earlier, I've lived in both the most expensive and least expensive borough to live in in the country, and I don't think the level of services here in Hyndburn represents good value for money, when weighed against the amount of tax paid.
Still at least the people of Hyndburn can take comfort in the knowledge that Cllr. Britcliffe will be able to enjoy more than 'a hot dog and a can of Coke', the next time he's away from the borough on a jolly, thanks to the increase in subsistence allowance he chose to award himself...in defiance of the lower limit recommended by an independent panel.