I read in local papers this week that Cllr Paul Lorber the Liberal opposition Leader on Brent Council is blaming the Labour Council for cuts in services. In fact his own party Leaders in nearly every Council in the Country are condemning the Government for unprecedented and savage cuts in Local Government spending.Interesting that Cllr Lorber is so out of step or out of touch with his colleagues!
Today in the Times even Tory Council leaders were quoted condemning Eric Pickles the Tory Minister for Local Government at the severity of the cuts this year. The Government have decided to make cuts in Local Government much greater than any other type of Government spending. Presumably trying to blame the cuts on Local Councils when it affects jobs and services.
It's a shame that Cllr Lorber and Tory Leader Harshad Patel don't jointly lobby their coalition Government leaders to reduce the level of cuts to a much more realistic level this year.
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