I had this sent to me the other day via an e mail, and as I live in the borough of Bexley....I thought I would share.
I know that there has already been a thread regarding councils and wasting money which was taken off but....I have been told it is ok to start another one as long as it stays within the AUP.
I wonder if there are any other councils out there as bonkers as Bexley?
There is some very interesting reading here.
well there seems to be a few :twisted:
this is quite interesting to start aswell as the councils explination
Mind you though Rob it is not just British councils that have done this.
Many parts of Europe have flattened houses that were built by British owners, purely because the builder had not registered the property with the local council.
Also....
I can only imagine how these people must feel.
this site lists convictions of councilors kenty :sad:
MP's are no better either Rob...
Howard Stote is my actual GP, and I remember talking to him about a week after the Telegraphs scandals.
Funnily enough he said at the time that it was all over exaggerated....well he would have done. I wonder at my next visit to see him his attitudes will still be the same?
Seems my council is not the only one with mad rules...
I do not know about wind, but they talk a bloody lot of hot air!
and there was me thinking you lived in wales
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i dont think its either !!!
the last thread ran for 29 pages more than any other in current affairs and it was far from finished when it was pulled
just think of this thread as part 2 there`s still more to be added
this letter was written by a serving police officer who also see`s the problem with councils
Dear Ian,
I have now just read your reasons for creating the website.
I can sympathise with the things that you have seen in local Government.
I have found similar things in my part of the country (Cornwall) and West Yorkshire (where I was born and lived for over 33 years).
I have worked in the NHS, in Teaching and the Police Force. I have also put local authorities to the test. One thing that is very clear is that there is a culture or parasitism. The problem is so bad that the 'tape worm' is killing the host in my opinion, yet the 'movers and shakers' (contradiction in terms) of these system are stupidly unaware of what they are doing.
They have become drunk with power and are oblivious to their wrongdoing. I have seen so much waste, where expenditure is not necessary and certainly not a priority. I have seen too much justification of inaction where certain action was the reason for the organisation being there in the first place (health care workers not carrying out proper health care, Police Officers making excuses by lying about the law to fob off members of the public, being passed around the houses in ever decreasing circles by local authority personnel when persisting with an enquiry and so on). I simply feel that we are paying money to oligarchies which perpetuate themselves whilst presiding over misery. They appear to be working to an agenda (I could speculate in the case of the Police) of keeping the money for themselves rather than paying for the services that they are supposed to provide.
We would be better off not having them at all in many cases for the benefit provided.
I share your disbelief and anguish.
I feel that it is time for people to refuse to pay for these services. If we were buying services from the private sector we would be able to refuse to pay and be backed by law under trades description legislation. What a disgusting game they play.
Keep up the good work. It is only by the choice few brave souls sticking their necks out that change ever takes place. But it will take place, this nonsense simply cannot be sustained.
A serving Police Officer (Name supplied).
I would take it to pm but you don't open them.
Maybe this madness should be spent on up keeping a speed camera?