Local Government

Benefits Shakeup – It pays to work

I was on the road yesterday (I seem to do too much driving for my own good), and listening to Jeremy Vine show on Radio2. The comments and calls on the issue of Benefits was interesting, but perhaps overshadowed by the violence of the student’s protest the day before. The announcements of the shakeup of […]

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Merger of two Councils or Value for Money?

Money is tight, savings must be made and all that stuff. The phrase “value for money” is so “in” at the moment, its unreal. I’ve just found out  that Councillors at East Lindsey and South Holland gave the green light to the creation of the merged service company which will, they claim, save ratepayers in […]

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