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Darlington residents face yet another massive overspending bill |
HOT NEWS - It has happened again,the governance eye has been taken off the management ball and Darlington taxpayers face another £1.9 million overspend on the Eastern transoprt Corridor.
There is now a worrying consistency in the Labour groups ability to properly manage taxpayers business affairs in the Town Hall.
Opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors have been beating the project management drum even before the Pedestrian Heart debacle. This forced Labour into recognising there were some contract management weaknesses in their Town Hall structure.
How can they possibly defend repeating the same mistakes with the same contractor , they can not , it is almost beyond belief.
Even the most junior manager would have recognised they must be more diligent the next time round.
Two Cabinet members hold the corporate duty of care and governance
in these matters and they should restore public confidence and resign.
The Chief executive of the Council should most certainly review the structures in place which allowed this to happen.
This will not be brushed under the carpetin the usual offhand way
BREAKING NEWS
Councillor John Williams , decision maker of Darlington Borough Council accused Edward Legard ,Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Darlington of a cheap political stunt.
The stunt was to continue to fight on behalf of the pensioners of Darlington for the right of free travel before 9.30am.
No one disagreed with his action during the stunt and passenger support was excellent.
Yet again , Councillor Williams shows how out of touch with the public he really is particularly as he lives in the town but won't be around much after the next local government elections. |
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HOT PEOPLE - EDWARD COMMENTS
Gordon Brown would have us believe that the problems of today are the result of a global economic downturn over which he has little control. This is the Brown legacy:-
Abolishing the 10p tax band.
Allowing Council taxes to double.
Introducing numerous stealth taxes.
Failing to properly equip our armed forces.
Selling off Britains gold reserves.
Raiding our Pension funds.
Profiting from high fuel taxes.
Not delivering a referendum on the EU treaty.
Closure of 2500 Post Offices.
Allowing education standards to flatline
So No , Mr Brown , you cannot lay the blame at the door of of some unforseen credit crunch crisis. It is really time for change.
This is what you will see from a David Cameron-led Conservative Government
An end to economic incompetence and reckless borrowing.
Teaching by ability for every child and tough discipline in the class room.
Raising the basic State Pension and protection of of people's savings.
Helping people into jobs and cutting benefits from those who won't work.
Proper and effective immigration controls.
Reducing paperwork to allow Police back on to the streets.
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Edward Legard Parliamentary spokesman for Darlington
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