Relationship gone

The announcement by the adminisatration to withdraw trade union support (provide time and facilities from trade union officials in the workplace) is a sign of how little the current adminstration think of their staff and unions.  The authority will only work effectively with support of its unions and union leaders.

The current leader has drawn his wagons into a circle now ready for the native onslaught in May.  Polling is looking good for Labour locally with even wards like Harefield (Tory for fifteen years) look to go Labour.  So expect a flurry of leaflets in the coming months and lots of calls from parties seeking your support.

A change of leader in the Tory camp would enhance their chances at the local election but "the little corporal" as he is affectionately known, (apparently) amoung his camp has too tighter control for that to happen.

Labour offered more

Labour put forward a budget that offered more savings without swinging cuts, avoided job lossess and proposed a new way of working for the council.  As well as froze council tax and put money back in to starved services like; Surestart, Libraries and the community language service.  Did the Tories go for or even consider it.  NO.  The proposals as expected was rejected out of hand.


I did think the savings and new way of working would peak the Conservative interest but I dont think they even bothered to read it.  Oh well will have to wait to the next local election to make changes.