Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

I think you will find they will moan along with the flow, (lazy burghers).

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

i wonder if mr britcliffe saw this on the bbc website yesterday before the meeting ....

BBC News - Eric Pickles warns council over cuts to charity budgets

and that was why he announced the cheques going to the local charities.....

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

Having thought more about that Less, could be a more simple answer, there are costs every year in staging the local elections, maybe that is what the money is for?

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

But those costs are usually picked up by the Government. I can only think that the Council is looking to take additional steps to increase turnout, which is no bad thing. eg advertising the availability of postal votes, or the importance of using your vote.

The only worry is the apparent secrecy. What has the Council got to hide, if they are steps that won't favour one party at the expense of others?

And of course, if they WERE spending Council money to favour one party, it would be illegal.

Is it my imagination, or is that word starting to crop up more and more over this years budget? Allegedly?

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

You mean the one to decide if PB can cling on to some form of power and become elected Mayor ?

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

No the one to ask if you want the change the way you vote at general elections

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

Thats a bit rich from you too, considering you won't answer questions to you about the increase in Carers Allowance you voted for !!

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

I think it may also be a good idea for you to explain why you voted FOR the budget and how you think it will benefit the people of hyndburn. It is hypocrisy for you to question Cllr Moss's motives for abstaining if you are not prepared to justify your own actions.

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

....and you voted for a budget with so many question marks against it that it calls into question whether it IS actually a balanced budget!

The 600k magic income figure, particularly!

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

Seem to think that allowances have been covered in both the LT and Observer this week and nobody seems that little bit interested;)

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

My questions to him on the Carers expenses were sent 4 weeks ago !!! He did comment however that the threads on here were just propaganda so maybe he should set the record straight !!! Come on Mr Whittaker, let here the 'truth' then.

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

I can't see how anyone can justify a carer's expense when their daughter is practically an adult. The "child" in question is at least 15, probably 16 now and is (according to my reliable source) " a really nice girl, very grown up,independent and intelligent"

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

Quite agree.

You could have missed it on here, but it was discussed, local councillors have recently voted to increase the age of what is deemed a child, and therefore eligible for careers expenses, from 16 to 17.

Not much different in age from the lads and lasses fighting in our armed services.

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

It's a crock of, my "reliable source" is a full year younger than the "child" in question, my "child" can make her own way to Hassy High and back every day and is more than capable of looking after herself and me! ( And she's a year younger!) Our "esteemed leader" is once again taking the proverbial.:rolleyes:

Re: Full Council - 1st & 9th March
 

So, carers allowance, child tax credits and child benefit on top of all the other perks then! ( If he has claimed Childcare costs with the DWP and named an Ofsted registered provider he could be getting help from there too.........):rolleyes: