Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council have been left red-faced as their pledge to reduce consultancy costs was left in tatters by figures released today. In the two months since Labour leaders promised to get a grip on extortionate consultancy costs, the taxpayers’ bill has increased three-fold and reached a record high. When consultancy costs [...]
Clegg in jobs battle with Labour’s anti-business Town Hall
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, has written to the Leader of Sheffield City Council to urge the Labour run Authority to drop their anti-business policies, which could cost the City nearly 2,000 jobs. Recent weeks have seen the leadership of the Council criticised for: a lukewarm reception to the proposal by IKEA to [...]
Council waste plan fails rural communities as fly-tipping on rise
Local councillors have slammed Sheffield City Council’s waste strategy as serious fly-tipping continues in communities across Sheffield. Local Liberal Democrats in Stannington recently reported serious incidents on Stannington Road and Beeley Wood Lane. Many local residents continue to blame the problems on the decision of ruling Labour councillors to reduce recycling services, at the same [...]
86,000 could be hit by Labour “Bridget Jones” Council Tax bombshell
Labour councillors have been blamed for attempts to hike Council Tax across the country, in particular for 86,000 Sheffielders currently living alone. A submission made by the Local Government Association to Government Ministers asks for powers to remove Council Tax discounts, including the single-person discount. The move, which would see single-people’s Council Tax hiked by [...]
South Yorkshire Police Chief slammed as one of ‘laziest’ in country
South Yorkshire’s Labour Police Chief has been slammed as the one of the least hard-working in the country, new research has revealed. Shaun Wright, Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner, was highlighted in new research for making just six public decisions since his election in November, compared to eight-five in other forces. The six decisions rank [...]
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Local Elections 2012
