UK Town Hall Pigs

[STEED]

Councils spend £100m on taxpayer-funded credit cards
Councils have spent tens of millions of pounds on taxpayer-funded credit cards with local authority executives and councillors treating themselves to first-class travel to foreign destinations and stays in five-star hotels, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/council-spending/8542909/Councils-spend-100m-on-taxpayer-funded-credit-cards.html

Read all the links folks in the UK.

Not all councils info is out yet but you can check yours...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/council-spending/8542676/Council-credit-card-spending-database-released.html

MP's are still at it after they were exposed back in 2009 and now our councils are doing the same.

[Gerald]

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council,wonder if Jim has something to say about it :hmmm:

[STEED]

I have noticed on my direct debit my council tax has gone up!

Excuse me!

Didn't this coalition government freeze council tax for 2011/12? I'm off to have words with my council about this.

[Gerald]

Sorry .. it's probably just the tip of the iceberg, this stuff happens even here at home, and they think they can get away easily wind detail ... but not

[papa_smurf]

How about we use those council credit cards, and then charge the government for it.

High Peak Borough

Details of High Peak Borough's spending over £500 on credit cards.
COUNCIL IS YET TO PROVIDE DATA



They got something to hide I wonder:hmmm:.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yeah, the council tax is frozen, but the parish councils can ask for more, not sure if the emergency services can get more too.

On the upside, my council only spent £8000 :woot: (on things costing more than £500 - I wonder how many bills came in at £499?:o)

[Jimbuna]

This has been going on for years but people are only noticing now because of the current government spending cuts.

On a personal note my council tax didn't change this year which is just as well considering services are being cut and not improved.

I notice my own council have yet to provide the data.

[JU_88]

Crooks, liars and thieves - the lot of em.
Seems like human beings are not fit to run our world, but whats the alternative? :nope:

[Jimbuna]

Crooks, liars and thieves - the lot of em.
Seems like human beings are not fit to run our world, but whats the alternative? :nope:

Apes?

http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/PlanetoftheApes/urko1.jpg

[TarJak]

I thought they were already in charge Jim.:D

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Crooks, liars and thieves - the lot of em.
Seems like human beings are not fit to run our world, but whats the alternative? :nope:

Agent Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Smith) & Co?

[Jimbuna]

I thought they were already in charge Jim.:D

Nope....they're just monkeys and chimps...Apes can be far more dangerous, they'll make deeper cuts and buy in gold plated bananas :DL

[JU_88]

Nope, cats
http://iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/I-can-has-poland-cat-12742360661.jpg