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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash |
Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash on taxi survey A COUNCIL has been accused of wasting cash after spending more than £12,000 on a survey of how many Hackney cabs they needed. The report by independent consultants found that residents in Hyndburn were only waiting an average of several seconds at taxi ranks and current provision was adequate. The decision to spend £12,078 on the report, the result of 127 hours of taxi rank observation, has been slammed by opposition councillors. But the council’s deputy leader says the survey saves money in the long run. Other aspects in the report said customers thought taxi fares were high, but that the trade considered them ‘about right’. The report also said the public thought drivers in the borough should smarten up, but that drivers did not see it as an issue. Coun Britcliffe said: “Customers want to pay less – hardly a revelation. “It seems the council has spent thousands and the only new thing we’ve learned is that people want smarter drivers.” Coun Clare Pritchard said the council would conduct the surveys every three years. She said: “We have a statutory obligation to do this and I think you were failing in your duty that it was never done when you were leader. “Should we have a legal challenge this survey would protect our backs in court.” source: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... xi_survey/ |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash |
Quote: Coun Britcliffe http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/site/scrip ... cillorID=7 http://menmedia.co.uk/accringtonobserve ... il-meeting http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... ances_cut/ A LEADING councillor has rejected a cut in his allowances, saying: “I still have to live”. Peter Britcliffe was paid more than £43,000 last year for his roles on Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Fire Authority. http://politicalscrapbook.net/2011/06/p ... -hyndburn/ defeated council leader was apparently so bitter at losing the election that he tried to prevent his successor using his desk, Scrapbook has learned. The former leader of Hyndburn Borough Council, Peter Britcliffe, attempted to instruct bemused staff that a taxpayer-funded bureau was “his desk” and that it should be put in storage “for when he returns”. HTF do these thick cnuts get elected? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash |
captain cab wrote: The decision to spend £12,078 on the report, the result of 127 hours of taxi rank observation, has been slammed by opposition councillors. You don't have to have a survey Councillor, there is another option. |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash |
captain cab wrote: HTF do these thick cnuts get elected? Thick cunts fall for their patter and vote for them. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hyndburn Council accused of wasting cash |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: The decision to spend £12,078 on the report, the result of 127 hours of taxi rank observation, has been slammed by opposition councillors. You don't have to have a survey Councillor, there is another option. Because anyone with half a brain has got better things to do with their time than spend it talking gibberish in council meetings !! |
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