Crikey Minestrone. 
Which newspaper was that in?
Which newspaper was that in?
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I think I read it in the Scotsman first off but I knew the story and searched for it and came up with some aberdeen paper...Originally posted by Zippy View PostCrikey Minestrone. Which newspaper was that in?
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Yes, the Scotsman...
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Great quote at the end, depressing really.
THE trustees of a mothballed school have been saddled with an £80,000 gas bill after the building's full heating system was left on for 18 months after it closed, despite only a skeleton staff remaining there.
More than 100 staff were made redundant 18 months ago when Oakbank residential school in Aberdeen was closed because of financial problems.
But it was revealed that the main heating boiler at the school had been left running while the skeleton st
ADVERTISEMENTaff was still working in the empty building.
And a leaked e-mail suggested that the money had "literally been burnt" since the closure.
Scottish and Southern Energy wrote to trustees earlier this month, warning them that SSE planned to apply for a warrant to disconnect the gas supply because of an unpaid gas bill of £81,512.
The trustees are understood to have questioned the size of the bill they faced.
But the board's lawyer, David McLeod, stated in a letter to the trustees: "The only explanation he (the SSE representative) could think of is that it is an old boiler which runs the heating system and the heating system has been kept running for the entire building throughout the period since the school closed.
"If this is correct, then this debt represents a very substantial sum which has literally been burnt."Comment
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That is depressing.
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Aberdeen council are basically bust as well, they are asking for hand outs from the goverment and are in real problems.
Glasgow finances are a real mess as well, our latest Lord Provest (mayor) was doing a bit of coke and got in with a bad set.Comment
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What's all this 'Band' stuff? Why do people in one 'band' pay more? Is this some kind of income redistribution?
Smells like socialism to me. We don't really do socialism in eastern Holland.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Its like "rateable value". Bigger houses pay more.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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The bigger (or more expensive your house was to buy in 1991) the more you pay.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
The average property is band D.
However if you live in an area with 4 councils, loads of students or one that doesn't tend to elect Labour/Tory councillors then you tend to end up with a large council tax bill regardless of the "value" of your property."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Ahh yes. Easily done that ...Originally posted by minestrone View Post+50 Xeno Geek Points
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