Reply to: We Are Great Britain...

[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

[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]

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]

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]

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.

[BrilloPad]

Taxxer

Don't be rude about the man who saved the world.

[SueEllen]

They're using this easily solved display of government ineptness to distract us from their bigger failings. All the talking heads will be on about this instead of other news being burried.

They have now told councils to feed them. Councils don't have the money.

BTW the Brexit forum is still open so you can talk about the mess that is Scottish fishing and NI food issues.

[Hobosapien]

They're using this easily solved display of government ineptness to distract us from their bigger failings. All the talking heads will be on about this instead of other news being burried.

[SueEllen]

I disagree they all look bad but anyway...

Free school meals: Outcry over move not to supply at half term - BBC News

Here's our new future U-turn. I really don't get why they keep flogging this dead horse. It's proved incredibly unpopular and while I get the argument the government makes, the cost is absolutely minimal. Why not just say they are continuing it until we start to reduce restrictions and get the very cheap public applause.
They surely have advisors telling them all this...

Their advisors are all "yes men" and "yes women". One of Carrie's friends' needs to whisper in her ear...

[d000hg]

No this Tory cabinet look bad.

They look bad on every show they go on. Even Dan Walker, blond himbo of BBC Breakfast, makes them look bad.

I disagree they all look bad but anyway...

Free school meals: Outcry over move not to supply at half term - BBC News

Here's our new future U-turn. I really don't get why they keep flogging this dead horse. It's proved incredibly unpopular and while I get the argument the government makes, the cost is absolutely minimal. Why not just say they are continuing it until we start to reduce restrictions and get the very cheap public applause.
They surely have advisors telling them all this...

[SueEllen]

I was trying to remember what Gordon Brown's middle name was

I would love to go on GMB if I were a slimy politician. No matter how bad and sleazy I was, I'd come out looking good compared to the host.

No this Tory cabinet look bad.

They look bad on every show they go on. Even Dan Walker, blond himbo of BBC Breakfast, makes them look bad.

[AtW]

I was trying to remember what Gordon Brown's middle name was

Taxxer

[northernladyuk]

I was trying to remember what Gordon Brown's middle name was

Macavity.

[d000hg]

Good Morning Britain (Piers Morgan?)

I was trying to remember what Gordon Brown's middle name was

I would love to go on GMB if I were a slimy politician. No matter how bad and sleazy I was, I'd come out looking good compared to the host.

[darmstadt]

Good Morning Britain (Piers Morgan?)

And his sidekick butted in a few times...