Greedy labour councillors oppose expenses cut
27 May 2011 by fans64
The Tories had to force through measures to cut Councillor's allowances and expenses after Labour opposed the motion to save the local council thousands of pounds when everyone else is hurting in their pockets.
Liz Redfearn has't cut the allowances enough but at least we are not now paying for their meals.
It seems labour locally cannot break the snout in trough habit that eventually led to their chosen one going to Jail.
I guess visitscunthorpe just missed this story
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It is refreshing to see such openness, changes and improvement to the editorial policy. Moreso, that there are after all those in North Lincolnshire prepared to respond honourably and positively to democratic scrutiny and challenges.
If only there were far more, within North Lincolnshire's local government and political establishment, prepared to take a leaf from the VS Editor' book!? Then I feel sure that, in the eyes of many others, the performance, conduct and standing of that establishment would greatly benefit and be significantly improve.
Bill do you understand anything you say?
I don't
Paul my comment was before the Council meeting so Labour opposition to cutting their expenses was not covered. I do hope I am wrong in thinking this site is actively ignoring labour greed? we were gaaged about Morley recently too and no editors expose comment has been made about his jailing yet.
I try to provide opposing /balancing view as I am a great believer in visitscunthorpe as a community site and worries me that it is becoming a labour blog .I understand the passions of those who run the site but ignoring labour greed, their policy of opposition for the sake of opposing,and mistakes is unbalanced in my opinion
Fair points.
Great your are sharing them with us.
There have been two articles on Elliot Morley published since his sentencing on the site, neither by myself, and both expressing very different opinions on the man.
VisitScunthorpe its self will not be providing an editorial on this. I however will be in a personal capacity. You may have noticed we are trying very hard to differentiate between my opinions and other news articles submitted to the editors@VisitScunthorpe account. if you look at the news page, you will see it now shows who the author is, we've added that feature today.
The article as it stands is currently in excess of 5,000 words, which is clearly too big be accommodated as an article on this site. Coincidentally, I've been discussing this with other members of the team this morning, and have decided to make it available as a downloadable PDF for any one interested enough to want to read it.
The article starts in Liverpool with Elliot's early life, tracks him across the Pennine's to Hull, covers his education, work, election, political career and concludes with his expenses scandal.
If you or any one else have views they would like to publish then the trial is over, plea's have been submitted and the man is sentenced, I see no reason why VisitScunthorpe should prevent the discussion of this or the airing of your own views.
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