Prime Minister attacks county cuts
THE Prime Minister has slammed Notts County Council for slashing jobs and spending while people are still trying to recover from the recession.
Gordon Brown took aim at the council – claiming it was wrecking Notts' chances of pulling out of the recession and treating people "unfairly" by robbing them of public services.
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Criticism : Gordon Brown has made his views clear
He said: "To cut 30 million out of your budget at a time when we are wanting to get the economy moving forward is a mistake.
"The damage to jobs is obvious. The council has made these cuts simply because it's their ideological position."
The comments, made as Mr Brown prepared to visit the county today, have set the scene for Notts to become the first battleground in the run up to the general election next year.
After Mr Brown lashed out at the cuts, he warned Notts voters they could only expect the same from a Tory Government.
That in turn saw Tory big hitter Ken Clarke, the Rushcliffe MP, wading into the argument to back the council's cuts.
Mr Brown and key members of the Government, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, will visit Nottingham to try and win back support after poor results in local elections earlier this year.
The visit will include a chance for Evening Post readers to quiz the Prime Minister at a special event at the Albert Hall.
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by Andyman, Derbys
Sunday, November 22 2009, 2:39PM
“Even i am having an off spelling day,
administering.
administering.
administering.”
by Andyman, Derbys
Sunday, November 22 2009, 2:38PM
“The epitome of ingorance arises again, it is not the amount of regulation that matters, it is the type of regulation.
Are you even aware of the type of regulations which accompanies GAPS, and the quantity of bureaucracy which has to be created, and of course the additional and substantial costs in adminestering such bureaucratic legislation.
No, thought not.”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Sunday, November 22 2009, 8:38AM
“I shal watch this lunchtime's politics show with interest.
Lets see how Kay Cutts gets on.”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Sunday, November 22 2009, 8:29AM
“"it was legislation that allowed them to operate in the way they did, Labour legislation."
Cheared on of course by the Tories, who wanted even less regulation.”
by Andyman, Derbys
Saturday, November 21 2009, 3:39PM
“Ignorance is again rife, what have the bank got to do with anything, it was legislation that allowed them to operate in the way they did, Labour legislation.
Why do people thing money paid into banks through GAPS is dead money, it is not; the treasury owns significant amounts of these institutions and receives any profits from them. In addition they based their ownership on asset value, this being the share prices which were all at rock bottom, so cheap.
When these share prices rise they will be sold, one banks shares were valued at 24p, they are now worth about 104p, so a significant profit. Most agreements will allow the banks to buy these shares back at slightly below market value, so with rising share prices in these institutions will buy back shares from the treasury, the treasury stands to make substantial profits.
In reality it is little more than share dealing which will make the treasury significant profits.
In addition we have European intervention under European legislation, they dictate what these organisations can do, they have to approve a range of measures before our Government can invoke GAPS.
In reality, the recent job cuts in Lloyds TSB for example are a result of European dictatorship, and not our Government policy. This is being exploited by various European banking organisations to devalue our financial institutions and strenghten their own.”