We Are Great Britain...

[SueEllen]

Councils have received a lot of extra cash. What is interesting now we follow this stuff as business owners, is how markedly differently councils are acting. Some are defunding everything they can, others are quite the opposite. Ours is actively working to give the cash to those who need it.

The cash isn't for education and FSM though it is for local businesses, public health including enforcement, social support and financial support of their low paid population.

[d000hg]

The cash isn't for education and FSM though it is for local businesses, public health including enforcement, social support and financial support of their low paid population.

It's emergency COVID money councils seem to have a lot of discretion. Remember last half term I think it was when government refused requests to provide FSM, and loads of restaurants etc were offering them? Our council offered it county-wide. No idea how they have cash for it!

[SueEllen]

It's emergency COVID money councils seem to have a lot of discretion. Remember last half term I think it was when government refused requests to provide FSM, and loads of restaurants etc were offering them? Our council offered it county-wide. No idea how they have cash for it!

My council only offer stuff when churches, local charities and local small businesses frequently join together and shame them into it.

Local people in my area set up the Covid volunteers within a day, started leafleting people the next day and then immediately started helping people. It took the council 2.5 weeks...

[d000hg]

I've been pretty impressed with ours, especially as politically they are widely regarded as entrenched (possibly corrupt) Labour - an area it's always going to be Labour regardless of what they do. Shows there is a difference between the elected councillors, and the people who actually get stuff done