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hyndburn council
hi did you no that P Britcliffe from hyndburn bc in his allowances got 22.565.72 this last year Also that M Pritchard got just 1.00 you are the 1st tono
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No I didn't know that but I am sure everyone will after Fridays Observer comes out.
I would expect the leader of the Council to claim the most expenses, wouldn't you? Without seeing a full breakdown of that £22.565.72 how can anyone say it is excessive, which is what you are obviously hoping people will say? Why did Cllr M Pritchard not claim anything else? Did he fill the form in wrong? :rolleyes::D Maybe he earns enough money to not need payment for all the many hours I would expect him to give up doing his duties. I know I could not afford to do what is at least a part time job for nothing, could or would you? I do hope you are going to carry on this conversation and you are not just trying to stir up trouble like so many recent new members. Sorry if I appear to be a little hard on you but we have had some right idiots join AccyWeb recently, I do hope you will prove to not be one of them and will carry on posting with the rest of us. |
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Dramatic first post there Malcolm.
As Neil says I do hope you are going to follow this up with some more enlightening information. I could make a sweeping statement such as "Do you realise one of my daughters has claimed travelling expenses from me for the past fortnight and the other one hasn't had a penny?" without adding that the reason for that is that one has had some travelling to do by public transport and the other one hasn't been any further than her feet could take her. |
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They are all allowed a certain amount of allowances. Some people feel that it's wrong to claim them. I don't see the point in not claiming and being out of pocket.
Much as I disagree quite often with Cllr Britcliffe's policies, I am aware that he puts in a heck of amount of time working for the council. As does Malcolm Pritchard but just because Malcolm doesn't claim expenses doesn't make his work more worthy! The only way to get younger people onto the council is to make it attractive enough to compensate them for all the other things they'd miss out on. |
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that you fly the flag of m pritchard and not the flag of p britcliffe |
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I have no problem with councillors claiming expenses, In the old days the only people who could afford to serve on the Council were the self employed/ employer classes, this lead to nepotism and in some cases downright corrupt practises. If the payment of expenses leads to attracting the best talent so be it, £22.000 is not a great deal of money for the right people most of who could earn far more on the 'open' job market.
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There's also the point that in order to claim expenses one needs to have actually spent them in the first place.
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I guess what the point of the post was... kinda backfired though hasn't it :) |
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Do councillors have to declare their other income from occupations and investments/interests (as MPs do)?
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Are you Malcolm Pritchard? |
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Yes I did know.;) Though at the time of the bus station move he was still in frocks, so to speak.:D |
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We briefly had an Internet Cafe, but only briefly.
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What all this doesn't take into account is the amount of time they put in for their constituents. They are 'on call' every minute of the day, and some people wouldn't hesitate to ring at all hours of the day. I had to pop into the council offices yesterday and whilst there I bumped into four councillors. This was the middle of the afternoon so obviously none of them were earning money elsewhere. |
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So this isn't a case of expenses incurred then? It's more a case of what somebody thinks their time is worth?
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They have to be suitably qualified...unlike our councillors.;) |
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Do they have to submit a C.V.. ? Go on Garinda ... you good at this, lay down the necessary qualifications ..:D I'll start:- Question 1: In your opinion, is it necessary to have the talent to spin words to appear as if you are only spending a small amount of money on projects, such as re-branding, when in fact only 'towards' the costs, therefore, conning the voters (had to get that in somewhere :D) |
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(Question2.) can you answer a voters question, with a question thats not relavant to what they talking about?;)
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The real power, and what actually happens politically, is decided by the councillors though. |
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Is Dobson gonna be investegated for his spending after them banners
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Not unless the person who did it goes and makes an offical complaint to the relevant authorities, according to the police. The whole banner thing was a total waste of effort. If you are going to pull a stunt like this, you at least let people, or the press, know what your complaint is. Something this joker forgot to do, as we're still none the wiser. |
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A little bird told me he ( Dobson) " allegedly" had some business interests (pubs) which never had any problem getting late licences etc; just a rumour at the mo but it might open a few cans of worms .
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Well thats what nasty rumours are intended for so it may well.. |
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It mighn't not be a bad idea if Councillor Dobson came on line and stated his case, if he has any trouble i'm sure the other Councillors on the site will enlighten him on how things 'work'.
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This whispering campaign is just a cowards way of going about things. |
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100% agree.. well said |
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Although, I'm with Garinda on this (see, we often agree), that if someone has some real allegations then they should formally come out with them to the relevant bodies. As it is, the banners could be the work of one disgruntled person who Cllr Dobson rubbed up the wrong way - this doesn't necessarily mean that the allegations have any truth in them. It's not for Cllr Dobson to disprove until something has been actually said for him to refute. |
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I don't know Tony Dobson, but all this stinks to me. If someone has an issue with the man they should have the guts, and the strength of their convictions, to take it to whoever. |
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Mayors Big Day Marred By Bizarre Protest (from Lancashire Telegraph) |
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I have to say I concur with the majority here. If anyone has any allegations about him they should stand up and be counted or sit at the back and keep quiet.
There is nothing worse than rumourmonging without any evidence. It sounds spiteful petty and smells not a little of jealousy. |
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even cashy cant argue this one:D 100% agree rind.:)
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