More Government Money Neededby Local Councils.

[Gromit]

// One of the UK’s largest Conservative-run councils has warned it faces “financial meltdown” and has called on ministers to fix the “broken” local government funding system to avoid it and many other authorities plunging into effective bankruptcy.

A paper to a meeting of the council’s cabinet next week states “these are not problems we can fix on our own and that the government must intervene if we and the whole of the local government sector are to avoid financial meltdown”. //

 

[Zacs-Master]

For anyone who might like a link:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/04/tory-run-hampshire-council-says-it-faces-financial-meltdown#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20UK%27s%20largest,authorities%20plunging%20into%20effective%20bankruptcy.

[ToraToraTora]

Has anyone ever screamed for less money? The whole local government farce need to be abolished anyway, maybe this will help.

[youngmafbog]

And your question is?

From my point of view, as most of you will know already, local councils should be got rid of and if kept have their powers curtailed to providing local services only. No investment company shenanigans, no funding 'minority' whatever just provide the basics. The we can get shot of all the over paid senior management.

[youngmafbog]

Ah, should have read the answers first.  I agree TTT.

[sp1814]

"Then we can get shot of all the over paid senior management."

Yep - let local government be run centrally because we all know how efficient government spending is.

And with the basic services that are supplied, let's not have any senior management. These services can run by themselves. Who should be in charge of overseeing tenders for critical IT projects - it should be down to front line staff.

They can also set aside time each week to manage HR and development tasks, investment  portfolios, manage legal services,  environment health, property management...etc.

 

 

[youngmafbog]

Ah I see you are unable to carry out lateral thinking, except that is rubbish becasue I know you can.

We do not need management earning massive six figure salaries to manage local services.  - clearer?

//Who should be in charge of overseeing tenders for critical IT projects//

You are joking yes?  Firstly I have not seen anyone in Government, local or otherwise that is capable of RFP's or any tender process. But surely this should be handled centrally and one system only used across the country anyway?

[webbo3]

Loads of Labour councils have gone bankrupt.

[youngmafbog]

Its councils of all colours.