London councillors are taking home £28m a year in pay and allowances, it was revealed today.
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Council tax rises ‘under control’
Posted on November 29, 2008 by trooperuk
Ministers insisted council tax rates were “under control” as the government said it expected average bills to rise by less than 5% next year.
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Women too tipsy to totter home get free flip-flops
Posted on November 28, 2008 by trooperuk
The resort of Torbay has spent £30,000 of taxpayers; money on flip-flops for women who are too drunk to stagger home in high heels.
Filed under: Councils, Government, Law & Order, Stupid, Taxpayers | Tagged: Alcohol, Home Office, Police, Taxpayers, Torbay | Leave a Comment »
Car firms plea for help to save thousands of jobs
Posted on November 22, 2008 by trooperuk
Car firms yesterday called for taxpayers’ cash to save thousands of jobs in a banks-style rescue.
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UK debt to ‘cost each family £4k’
Posted on November 22, 2008 by trooperuk
Paying off Britain’s massive debt will cost every family £4,000 a year, Gordon Brown was warned last night.
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Minister says al-Qaeda comedy course is no joke
Posted on November 22, 2008 by trooperuk
A stand-up comedy course for the inmates of a maximum security prison in Cambridgeshire was called off today after it emerged that a convicted al-Qaeda terrorist was among the would-be comics.
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Tessa Jowell redecorates 5 times in 6 years to earn nickname ‘Two Desks’
Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has been branded “Two Desks” after running a pair of offices which have had a string of renovations.
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BUNGLING LABOUR’S £4M BILL FOR POST OFFICE U-TURN
Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
Labour’s bungling ministers are set to land the taxpayer with a £4million bill after a last-minute U-turn on post office closures.
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20,000 jobs cut in one week
Posted on November 15, 2008 by trooperuk
It has been a grim week for UK unemployment as unions put the job loss toll at 20,000.
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Man taken to court by council after wheelie bin falls over
Posted on November 14, 2008 by trooperuk
A council has been slammed for spending thousands taking to court a care worker whose wheelie bin was knocked over.
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