peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
We all know that the budget comes from central government, just try reading what you posted again and against what.....
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We all know that the budget comes from central government, just try reading what you posted again and against what.....
Toffeeslam
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you said that that the Mayor sets the budget and you are wrong....the general police budgets are set by Whitehall.
The mayor can move monies around the budget allocated and he has by giving £110m more than his predecessor did who was more interested in vanity projects like rmtge garden bridge. Don’t even start me what he had done with the waste that is the battersea power station site
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
I quoted directly from the Mayors web page. I’m not really sure what else I can tell you unless you believe the Mayor is lying about his responsibilities......
Toffeeslam
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Read the link I sent you again
He put more in the Met budget then his predecessor......other than that I can’t spoon feed you anymore
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Look, this all started when you said the points I made were wrong even though I merely copied and pasted the exact words, without change, from the Mayors web page regarding his responsibilities. If I’m wrong, then write to the Mayor, not me......
tsubaki
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The problem is Pete that knife crime has risen in those parts of the country that Sadiq does not have responsibility for. As for your specific point, the rise in moped crime dates from around 2014/15, as does that of knife crime.
Also, pointing to the number of constables being about the same tends to ignore the fact that its that rank that invariably covers the police staff roles that have been lost - PCSOs, gaolers, communications officers, station officers - as well as being the role that is most easily moved around.
NilSatisOptimum
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Boris breaks cover meets up with Bannon,
https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-n...direct-communication-as-they-plan-next-moves/
https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-n...direct-communication-as-they-plan-next-moves/
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Off to a fine start.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
That’s quite an impressive faux pas tbh, to upset China, Japan and your own wife in one go, while making Boris look like a seasoned pro takes a certain skill......
abelard
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In Corby, life without local services is set to become a grim reality
As Northamptonshire council weighs up drastic budget cuts, residents are fearing the worst
https://www.theguardian.com/society...cal-services-grim-reality-council-budget-cuts
When Martin McEvoy was 12, his father took him to the Royal Opera House in London for the day, and for the first time he glimpsed a world outside the Bradford of his upbringing.
“I saw something extraordinary then, and it changed my life,” the 67-year-old retired opera singer recalled on Wednesday afternoon in Corby, Northamptonshire. “One of the things most important to me is money going into sports and the arts so we feed young people’s souls.”
McEvoy now lives in Gretton, a small rural village six miles outside of Corby. He calls it a “typical little English village” that has been affected by cuts to local services, including those he fears would occlude children and young people from the inspiration he was privy to in his youth.
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against rural bus cuts affecting villages like Gretton, leaving them without access to basics like getting to a GP or a shop. And the cuts, part of a series of broader ones to public services in the county, are only expected to get worse.
The county council here is bust. Scrambling to save £70m over the next few months, and with no reserves to draw upon, it has been backed into a corner. The only option is to reduce statutory services to the bare legal minimum and see non-core services shrunk or closed, striking worry into the hearts of residents that the most vulnerable people will no longer be protected.
Lucy Buffham, a 20-year-old resident of Gretton, said cuts to public transport had significantly affected her and her family’s life.
“We don’t have a shop or a post office in the village. My little sister is going to college in September and she has no way of getting there. She might have to pay for a taxi every morning. My nan has no way of getting to the bank so she can’t pay her bills, and we can’t always rely on my dad because he’s got a full-time job during the week,” she said.
“I have a job at the weekends as a cleaner in a private school. I’m looking for a weekday job, but without the bus I can’t get anywhere to hand in my CV or do anything. It’s terrible. I don’t have much of a social life, either. I only get out when my dad’s at home or my boyfriend’s not at work.”
Buffham said elderly people like her grandmother now spent their days at home without any recourse to travel.
“My nan is furious, she’s going absolutely mental without the bus. She’s stuck at home, the only day she gets out is when we go shopping on a Sunday. I always used to go to the town with her, helping her out with the shopping, going to the bank, paying bills, but not anymore.
“It worries me that we might not get our services back.”
In a meeting on Wednesday, Northamptonshire county council was due to draw up a hierarchy of priorities based on people most in need, but it remains unclear what the skeletal services will look like.
“It might not seem like much, but it’s life and death to people,” McEvoy said. “It’s appalling. It’s obviously down to central government not funding local councils, but Northamptonshire county council has been astonishing, too. I don’t know how they’ve actually got to that position. They’ve just looked after themselves.
“I’d rather pay more council tax to make sure we have a decent society. There used to be a night shelter run by volunteers. That’s gone. When it comes to the winter there will not be another one and there will be people on the streets. They want to draw up a priority of public services, but where do you start? Shelters? Children’s services?”
Last year, Corby was named the personal loans capital of Britain, with borrowers in the area making more inquiries than in any other place in the UK. According to an analysis by Moneysupermarket, there were 75.5 inquiries per 1,000 residents in Corby – 47% higher than the UK average.
With many jobs being low-paying and low-skilled roles – average incomes in the East and West Midlands are now 6% and 9% below the national average, respectively – households continue to face financial strains, which means they rely on public services more than ever.
The council is already facing a legal challenge over its plans to close or sell off 21 of the county’s 36 libraries, and more legal challenges can be expected.
Margaret Telfer, who was visiting Corby library with her grandchildren on Wednesday, said she was unsure about what the news would mean for her area. “It worries me because where has all the money gone? If you ran your house like the council ran theirs,” she said, trailing off into thought.
“I suppose you’re always wary but, touch wood, our library stays open. I use it a lot in the holidays with my grandchildren. I think every child should have access to a library because it’s important that they learn to read and express themselves. There’s lots of activities here in the holidays.
“It’s difficult when you have one pot of money. Where do you put it? Do you put it into young children, the 18- to 20-year-olds who don’t have jobs or the elderly? And whichever way it goes, you just have to accept it.”
Beth Miller, the Labour candidate for Corby and East Northants, said what was happening in Corby and nearby areas was a sign that the “Tory ideological experiment has failed”.
“This council was the poster boy for the Tories in local government and followed the Eric Pickles school of thought to a tee,” she said. “They outsourced every service they could and froze council tax for years. They employed consultants at every opportunity and then gave huge payouts for poor performance. They ignored warnings from the opposition and their own officers for years.
“People in our villages are left without any public transport, leaving them isolated without access to the very basics like getting to a GP or shop. Organisations that support the elderly or provide a lifeline to those fleeing violence or with mental health needs face uncertainty.”
According to Robin Burgess, director of the Northampton Hope Centre and one of the coordinators of VIN, a coalition of voluntary sector organisations in the county, the situation is “simply terrifying”.
“We’re seeing a level of cuts being enacted in Northamptonshire which has never happened anywhere in the UK,” Burgess said. “The results will be catastrophic for the voluntary sector, the individuals we work with and for communities.”
Burgess said he worked with people in poverty, those who are homeless, who have no income, who have complex problems to do with addiction, abuse and mental health. “When everything else is cut, people come to see us. We are going to have to pick up the pieces when there are no services.
“We already see 120 to 150 people a day come in to the Hope Centre. People have been failed by the services, those who no longer have social workers or day centres to go to, left in a void with no help or support. The reality is, once you get this low, the chances are you’ll get worse.”
As Northamptonshire council weighs up drastic budget cuts, residents are fearing the worst
https://www.theguardian.com/society...cal-services-grim-reality-council-budget-cuts
When Martin McEvoy was 12, his father took him to the Royal Opera House in London for the day, and for the first time he glimpsed a world outside the Bradford of his upbringing.
“I saw something extraordinary then, and it changed my life,” the 67-year-old retired opera singer recalled on Wednesday afternoon in Corby, Northamptonshire. “One of the things most important to me is money going into sports and the arts so we feed young people’s souls.”
McEvoy now lives in Gretton, a small rural village six miles outside of Corby. He calls it a “typical little English village” that has been affected by cuts to local services, including those he fears would occlude children and young people from the inspiration he was privy to in his youth.
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against rural bus cuts affecting villages like Gretton, leaving them without access to basics like getting to a GP or a shop. And the cuts, part of a series of broader ones to public services in the county, are only expected to get worse.
The county council here is bust. Scrambling to save £70m over the next few months, and with no reserves to draw upon, it has been backed into a corner. The only option is to reduce statutory services to the bare legal minimum and see non-core services shrunk or closed, striking worry into the hearts of residents that the most vulnerable people will no longer be protected.
Lucy Buffham, a 20-year-old resident of Gretton, said cuts to public transport had significantly affected her and her family’s life.
“We don’t have a shop or a post office in the village. My little sister is going to college in September and she has no way of getting there. She might have to pay for a taxi every morning. My nan has no way of getting to the bank so she can’t pay her bills, and we can’t always rely on my dad because he’s got a full-time job during the week,” she said.
“I have a job at the weekends as a cleaner in a private school. I’m looking for a weekday job, but without the bus I can’t get anywhere to hand in my CV or do anything. It’s terrible. I don’t have much of a social life, either. I only get out when my dad’s at home or my boyfriend’s not at work.”
Buffham said elderly people like her grandmother now spent their days at home without any recourse to travel.
“My nan is furious, she’s going absolutely mental without the bus. She’s stuck at home, the only day she gets out is when we go shopping on a Sunday. I always used to go to the town with her, helping her out with the shopping, going to the bank, paying bills, but not anymore.
“It worries me that we might not get our services back.”
In a meeting on Wednesday, Northamptonshire county council was due to draw up a hierarchy of priorities based on people most in need, but it remains unclear what the skeletal services will look like.
“It might not seem like much, but it’s life and death to people,” McEvoy said. “It’s appalling. It’s obviously down to central government not funding local councils, but Northamptonshire county council has been astonishing, too. I don’t know how they’ve actually got to that position. They’ve just looked after themselves.
“I’d rather pay more council tax to make sure we have a decent society. There used to be a night shelter run by volunteers. That’s gone. When it comes to the winter there will not be another one and there will be people on the streets. They want to draw up a priority of public services, but where do you start? Shelters? Children’s services?”
Last year, Corby was named the personal loans capital of Britain, with borrowers in the area making more inquiries than in any other place in the UK. According to an analysis by Moneysupermarket, there were 75.5 inquiries per 1,000 residents in Corby – 47% higher than the UK average.
With many jobs being low-paying and low-skilled roles – average incomes in the East and West Midlands are now 6% and 9% below the national average, respectively – households continue to face financial strains, which means they rely on public services more than ever.
The council is already facing a legal challenge over its plans to close or sell off 21 of the county’s 36 libraries, and more legal challenges can be expected.
Margaret Telfer, who was visiting Corby library with her grandchildren on Wednesday, said she was unsure about what the news would mean for her area. “It worries me because where has all the money gone? If you ran your house like the council ran theirs,” she said, trailing off into thought.
“I suppose you’re always wary but, touch wood, our library stays open. I use it a lot in the holidays with my grandchildren. I think every child should have access to a library because it’s important that they learn to read and express themselves. There’s lots of activities here in the holidays.
“It’s difficult when you have one pot of money. Where do you put it? Do you put it into young children, the 18- to 20-year-olds who don’t have jobs or the elderly? And whichever way it goes, you just have to accept it.”
Beth Miller, the Labour candidate for Corby and East Northants, said what was happening in Corby and nearby areas was a sign that the “Tory ideological experiment has failed”.
“This council was the poster boy for the Tories in local government and followed the Eric Pickles school of thought to a tee,” she said. “They outsourced every service they could and froze council tax for years. They employed consultants at every opportunity and then gave huge payouts for poor performance. They ignored warnings from the opposition and their own officers for years.
“People in our villages are left without any public transport, leaving them isolated without access to the very basics like getting to a GP or shop. Organisations that support the elderly or provide a lifeline to those fleeing violence or with mental health needs face uncertainty.”
According to Robin Burgess, director of the Northampton Hope Centre and one of the coordinators of VIN, a coalition of voluntary sector organisations in the county, the situation is “simply terrifying”.
“We’re seeing a level of cuts being enacted in Northamptonshire which has never happened anywhere in the UK,” Burgess said. “The results will be catastrophic for the voluntary sector, the individuals we work with and for communities.”
Burgess said he worked with people in poverty, those who are homeless, who have no income, who have complex problems to do with addiction, abuse and mental health. “When everything else is cut, people come to see us. We are going to have to pick up the pieces when there are no services.
“We already see 120 to 150 people a day come in to the Hope Centre. People have been failed by the services, those who no longer have social workers or day centres to go to, left in a void with no help or support. The reality is, once you get this low, the chances are you’ll get worse.”
NilSatisOptimum
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Indeed, household economics the mantra for the working class Tory, what a load of tosh.
NilSatisOptimum
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As well as selling off the country assets, prominent Tories such as Boris, Rees Mogg and Gove swooned dined Steve Bannon the other week, he continues his project. ..
zzr45
#MURDERINGSCUM
Except Corby has been run badly for decades. It’s been another cross party failure.
As an ex-pat Northamptonian I can confirm that Northamptonshire County Council has been a basket case for a long time, however, it has been Conservative-controlled for the last 13 years. Nothing cross-party about it.
Corby has had problems since the steelworks shut, so will be hit particularly badly.
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