If you pay peanuts you get monkeys
I was delighted to read in the Advertiser last week that our council has at last summoned the courage to increase its councillors' allowances to a realistic professional level - as independently recommended.
I was delighted to read in the Advertiser last week that our council has at last summoned the courage to increase its councillors' allowances to a realistic professional level - as independently recommended.
It is with utter disgust that I hear our Tory councillors in the Royal Borough have proposed voting themselves a 91 per cent (yes, 91) increase in councillor allowances!
Tempers flared and party battle lines were drawn as councillors voted for their own huge cash increases last night.
Councillors could have their allowances doubled after the Royal Borough was told it should increase the 'frugal' figure it dishes out to elected members.
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