[garinda]

Originally Posted by andrewb

I have said this a lot, but since councillors who actually want to be in charge of the borough don't understand, I think there is a need to say it again to you, Graham. I do wish we could just meet up, it'd be easier to teach you in person.

When will you realise that:

1. We have mostly band A and band B housing in Accrington (80%).
2. Naturally we have a low average wage, and people live in those band A and B houses.
3. The Daily Telegraph article quotes band D (that's two to three bands higher than most residents).

The percentage of income looks high, because of reason 1, 2 and 3 combined. Namely that people don't live in band D housing. People don't pay band D prices.

Accrington is not a band D predominant area. Accrington residents do not mostly pay band D rates. Hardly any of them pay band D rates.

How do you expect people to trust you with the borough when you either,
A) Still don't have a clue what I'm on about
or
B) Still refuse to admit you're wrong and try to mislead people.

I think that you've posted that long winded argument before.

The Daily Telegraph worked out we were the most expensive borough in the country because they think we don't we have any money and live under gooseberry bushes, and they thought we lived in great big castles.

Sadly it's just the headlines that remain in people's minds, and how much of their hard earned income they're having to fork out to pay their bills, for the privilege of being ruled by a council of 'excellence'.