And the sad and sorry saga continues.....
here we are, a mere six months into the new financial year and despite a critical report of the councils finances from the Audit Commission, already the Observer is reporting that HBC is, according to "Finance Chief" Joe McIntyre, facing a potential overspend of
£421,000. That is nearly
HALF A MILLION POUNDS!
Thus proving that the council not only have difficulty setting a budget but that they cannot keep to it either.
And brain-dead Britcliffe's response to this revelation is to simper sweetly and say " I am quietly confident that the budget is under control and I would say to people that they should beware would-be prophets of doom." He went on "I am sure that many other local authorities would look enviously at the situation that Hyndburn is in".
Oh really, Peter. And where would these envious local authorities be, pray tell?
ALBANIA? NORTH KOREA? ZIMBABWE?
CLOUD BL**DY CUCKOO LAND ? ? ? !!!!!
How about getting your snout out of the trough for a while and do what you were elected to do for a change?
How much longer are we going to put up with this pathetic charade?