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Originally Posted by Gayle
And I agree with you on that.
However, this money was awarded to the council by the Labour government and was specifically for the purpose of arts, events and promotion. This is not money that the council is squandering on arts projects that could be spent on anything else. It can not be diverted in any other direction.
Now, I appreciate that people don't want their taxes spending on anything else other than valuable services - but in effect this money was 'spent' by the government almost a year ago. As far as HBC goes it is either use it or lose it - because it can't be used to prop up any other facilities.
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A good example of changing times and whilst the Labour administration may have earmarked the money (rightly or wrongly) for the arts, the Conservative administration have the power to change that decision.
Please don't think that my views on this are limited just to the arts because there are many other projects which are a blatant waste of money that should never have been green-lit in the first place. I look around me and see waste everywhere, right down to special Hyndburn pencils, booklets that no one will ever read and badges that no one will ever wear.
What is the point of a Conservative council if they are singing from a different cost-cutting hymn sheet than a Conservative government?