In an exclusive insider column, an anonymous Southend councillor lifts the lid on the fractures within the council and the administration’s effort to steer the town through the austerity cuts. It’s totally frustrating that we are getting well recognised as a council, shortlisted for Council of the Year and deferred to by other local...
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The chief executive of Southend Council Rob Tinlin has said that the changes to local government that will be brought in by the new Coalition government will hit CEOs hard. Mr Tinlin, who is the chair of the Association of Local Authority Chief Executives, made the comments in an interview with LocalGov. The new...
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By Rachel Charman It has been reported today that Council Tax increases across the country will be the smallest since the tax began. Ian Curruthers, technical director of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, told the BBC today that the average tax increases are “inprecedently” low. In England, the average rise will...
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Amidst national debates over how and when public spending cuts will be executed, the Liberal Democrats have launched “Ask the People in the Know”. The project involves asking public sector employees, such as teachers, nurses and street cleaners, to post their suggestions for cutting waste in the public sector on Nick Clegg’s website. Locally,...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess yesterday demanded information on the Government’s next spending review. Mr Amess asked during a Parliamentary debate what steps the Treasury was taking to prepare for the next spending review. Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary at the Treasury, replied: “As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has said, departmental budgets...
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