Nottingham City Council
Pushing for transparency in Nottingham
After weeks of heavy rain, the sun shone in Nottingham at the weekend where TPA activists were collecting more signatures for our petition calling on the city council to publish online spending above £500. Perhaps it was an omen, as the disinfectant of light certainly needs to shine through the corridors of power. Recently, Jeannie [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Pushing for transparency in Nottingham
After weeks of heavy rain, the sun shone in Nottingham at the weekend where TPA activists were collecting more signatures for our petition calling on the city council to publish online spending above £500. Perhaps it was an omen, as the disinfectant of light certainly needs to shine through the corridors of power. Recently, Jeannie [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Nottingham residents want to know how their money is spent
Many thanks to all the TPA supporters and activists who met on Saturday to campaign for greater transparency from Nottingham City Council. We collected signatures for our petition calling on the council to publish details of spending above £500 online. The afternoon was covered by the BBC for East Midlands Today. In an interview , [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Join us in Nottingham this Saturday
Regular readers will know about the appalling record of Nottingham City Council regarding transparency. It is the only council in England not to publish spending above £500 online. It pays scant regard to Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation too. Last year, Anna Bailey told us how an amazing 40 per cent of FoI requests are [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Join us in Nottingham this Saturday
Regular readers will know about the appalling record of Nottingham City Council regarding transparency. It is the only council in England not to publish spending above £500 online. It pays scant regard to Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation too. Last year, Anna Bailey told us how an amazing 40 per cent of FoI requests are [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Watch internet Wales vs Scotland Live Six Nations Rugby Union Fixtures 11 Feb 2012
Wales underlined their status as potential Six Nations champions with a rousing 23-21 victory over Ireland in Dublin. It was a wonderful advert for Six Nations rugby with two teams going at it hammer and tongs for a game won in the last 20 seconds.
A victory for Scotland would see them remain at the top of the Home Nations Cup league table going into their last fixture with the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.The Scots hold a massive advantage in the head-to-head between the two nations, having won 59 times, while Wales have only recorded 22 victories and another 22 games have ended in a draw.
Wales vs Scotland Live
Scotland must now attempt to bounce back and beat the Welsh in their own back yard – something they have failed to achieve in a decade.
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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