No tulip, Sherlock

[vetran]

Spot on there as usual, I was reading an article this morning about deprivation in parts of Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle due to central govenrment cutting handouts

was that before or after the council wasting money on overpaid staff & massive pensions?


I suppose you mean this?

More than 270,000 poorest households in England face £80 council tax rise | Money | The Guardian

but of course they forget to mention this

https://www.gov.uk/government/polici...alue-for-money

So they have had a £2B subsidy but a £0.5B reduction in grant?

[petergriffin]

Ask all the wealthy expats in Eindhoven if they speak any Dutch. (Probably their English is poor, too)

Apply the same terms of comparison to the UK.

Think. (Not applicable to UKIP fans)

[Ticktock]

Ask all the wealthy expats in Eindhoven if they speak any Dutch. (Probably their English is poor, too)

Apply the same terms of comparison to the UK.

Think. (Not applicable to UKIP fans)

So what you're saying is that you should take like for like:
Wealthy people living in a country where their own tongue is extremely widely understood and used by the native population and does not impact on their ability to work, and
Mixed income people (although this report actually focuses on those of very low wealth) living in a country where their own tongue is not understood or used by any more than a tiny proportion of the native population and means that a large proportion are economically inactive.

Well done.

[DodgyAgent]

You should expect a hefty increase in council tax because Govt cuts amount of money given to councils.

Councils should raise most of their own money directly from people in the borough. they would then be held responsible by the local electorate.

[vetran]

Councils should raise most of their own money directly from people in the borough. they would then be held responsible by the local electorate.

I pay over £2k a year in council tax and honestly the service aint that great.

[The Spartan]

I pay over £2k a year in council tax and honestly the service aint that great.

My guess is you're subsidising those who don't pay.

[petergriffin]

those who don't pay.

Does that include contractors whose ltd is domiciled in the colonies?

[vetran]

My guess is you're subsidising those who don't pay.

now yes, because the government has removed the central grant.

if you look at a lot of these areas they have rubbish council tax collection rates.

[The Spartan]

Does that include contractors whose ltd is domiciled in the colonies?

Sorry buddy I guess I'm missing the point on this one

[The Spartan]

now yes, because the government has removed the central grant.

if you look at a lot of these areas they have rubbish council tax collection rates.

Shame there's no opt out, I'd happily take my own rubbish to the tip