Comments on: Anything the global financial system can do, local government can do worse http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/anything-the-global-financial-system-can-do-local-government-can-do-worse/ The idle musings of John B Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:23:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Matthew http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/anything-the-global-financial-system-can-do-local-government-can-do-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-66902 Matthew Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:58:11 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=203#comment-66902 A list is up and its 3 Tory, 1 Labour in top 4, which I imagine reflects more the fact there are many more tory councils than anything else. Btw anyone know a websiite that lists county councils by poitical control - it was very boring having to look up each one separately. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7660741.stm A list is up and its 3 Tory, 1 Labour in top 4, which I imagine reflects more the fact there are many more tory councils than anything else.

Btw anyone know a websiite that lists county councils by poitical control – it was very boring having to look up each one separately.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7660741.stm

]]> By: jamie http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/anything-the-global-financial-system-can-do-local-government-can-do-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-66853 jamie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:15:05 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=203#comment-66853 The three local authorities named in this Times piece are Westminster, havering and Kent: all Tory I believe. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4910126.ece?CMP=KNC-LBN&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=landsbanki The three local authorities named in this Times piece are Westminster, havering and Kent: all Tory I believe.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4910126.ece?CMP=KNC-LBN&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=landsbanki

]]> By: Alex http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/anything-the-global-financial-system-can-do-local-government-can-do-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-66840 Alex Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:58:10 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=203#comment-66840 Can't we? I thought the provisions for "surcharging" a councillor were quite draconian, and I can certainly remember a lot of people on the Left whingeing that they were a Thatcherite plot against local government in general and the Labour Party in particular. Let's serve a writ and surcharge Boris for the forty mill of TFL's... Can’t we? I thought the provisions for “surcharging” a councillor were quite draconian, and I can certainly remember a lot of people on the Left whingeing that they were a Thatcherite plot against local government in general and the Labour Party in particular.

Let’s serve a writ and surcharge Boris for the forty mill of TFL’s…

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