Posts Tagged ‘freedom of information’
After the fire…
Warwickshire County Council did not know what had hit it when thousands of people took to the streets up and down the county to protest proposed cuts to the fire service. The level of public anger was vastly greater than expected. Bosses understood that closing down fire stations would not be popular. But what inflamed residents most was the [...]
Utterly unproven
The consultation document is farcical, the case for change is not made, the future costs have not been calculated — so why are Warwickshire Fire Services pushing ahead with a plan to cut the fire service by more than fifty firefighters, close firestations and and abandon fire-engines on which they still have to pay fees whether they use them or [...]
Legit and illegit – expense omissions
MP Expenses claims - www.parliament.uk. Here's the list of what parliament has decided should be omitted from today's expenses disclosures: Rejected claims Any residential address Regular travel patterns Names of anyone delivering goods to homes Money spent on security Hotels or guest houses used Letters/emails to Fees [...]
He should go, and he should actually go, and then others should go
Speaker's fate sealed as Clegg breaks ranks Nick Clegg has taken the historic step of demanding -- as a party leader -- that the speaker of the House should go. William Hague declined to be as forthright, in his capacity as de facto Tory deputy, but he made it clear that he believes the same thing. Michael Martin's conduct has been the [...]
