All 2 entries tagged Local Politics

How to plug a £7m hole

Cardiff Council will tomorrow vote on a radical proposal designed to plug a £7m deficit caused by poorly-managed social services in the city.

Put the cost of sandwiches up.

It’s true. Of all the proposals being heard by Cardiff County Council tomorrow, the proposal to increase the cost of sandwiches sold to Council staff from 60p to 95p is the most specific.

And the most barmy.

: 18 Oct 2006 20:08 |  Tags: Cardiff Council Government Local Politics Politics Social Services |  Comments (3) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

When Refuse Collection Turns Ugly

Writing about web page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6058952.stm

The story I’ve linked to tells the tale of a man taken to court and fined £200 because he “contaminated” a recycling bag specifically for bottles and cans with a single piece of junk mail.

Refuse collection has turned nasty.

A similar thing happened to me last year, when I received a curt letter from the Council informing me that my bin bag had found its way on to the pavement and was causing an obstruction.

Clearly I hadn’t put it there, but the mob of Leamington Spa had decided to move it. I was told that if it happened again I would be taken to court.

Which is nice of them.

What’s particularly sad is that they only knew it was my bin bag because they specifically went through it to look for incriminating evidence. Sure enough there was a letter addressed to our flat.

Brilliant.

It’s good to know that our council tax goes towards paying for little Hitlers to go around opening rubbish for evidence of crimes which they can then take you to court for.

I’m sure the cost of doing so is considerably more than the £200 that they raised from the gentleman above and innocent people of his ilk.

Idiots.

: 17 Oct 2006 19:24 |  Tags: Cretinous Behaviour Idiocy Local Politics Rubbish |  Comments (3) |  Close comments |  Report a problem