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A little festive cheer from Nottingham

Christmas greetings from the Midlands, where long-suffering Nottingham taxpayers have been brought a little bit of festive cheer. Nottingham City Council has opted for more frugal celebrations after last year’s splurge on a £5,000 Christmas tree for its headquarters building. According to the Nottingham Post the 2010 tree was rented for just 35 days, meaning [...] Read the rest of this entry »

A little festive cheer from Nottingham

Christmas greetings from the Midlands, where long-suffering Nottingham taxpayers have been brought a little bit of festive cheer. Nottingham City Council has opted for more frugal celebrations after last year’s splurge on a £5,000 Christmas tree for its headquarters building. According to the Nottingham Post the 2010 tree was rented for just 35 days, meaning [...] Read the rest of this entry »

New Research: TPA estimates 7,852 council staff suspended for 2,500 working years

The TaxPayers’ Alliance estimates that around 7,852 council staff could have been suspended for a total of 2,500 working years since 2009. The is a projection based on a sample of 78 authorities in the Midlands which were asked how much had been spent paying the salaries of employees suspended on full pay as well as detailing the reasons they were [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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