I picked up a copy of the latest issue of Private Eye today – the Council Leader manages a starring role in the “Rotten Boroughs” section for his decision to massively increase spending on LIFE In Salford magazine. Well worth a look!
Conservative Party News
- Reforming Special Educational Needs
- Queen's Speech 2012
- David Cameron economy speech
- Sayeeda Warsi congratulates Boris Johnson on his re-election
- Lord Feldman appoints Ben Gummer MP as his Parliamentary Adviser
- Sayeeda Warsi: Best wishes on St George's Day
- David Cameron launches local election campaign
- Sayeeda Warsi: Best wishes for a happy Vaisakhi
- Boris Johnson: My Party Election Broadcast
- Sayeeda Warsi's Easter Message
I will of course be pointing out the falseness of the figures but then I am a little surpised that the Conservative Party now thinks Private Eye is a bastion of truthfullness! Thank you for your compliment and anyone who cannot stomach Simon Heffer cannot be all bad
Iain, perhaps you could demonstrate how good the Salford Conservatives are at providing accurate figures?
Exactly how much money does John Merry receive from the public purse for his ‘services to Salford’?
We will see on Wednesday John about the figures. As far as I can tell with both the magazine and the ice rink, you are making them up as you go along.
Richard, allowances paid to members are published in full annually. You can find the figures for 2007/8 here:
http://www.salford.gov.uk/council/councillors/councillordetails/memberallowances.htm
Sorry to be a pain, but could you just remind me again what an ‘Executive Support Member’ does? Obviously a pretty responsible position as it’s worth six grand; but I just can’t seem to lay my hands on the explanation on the website. Or is it just me?
Beats me. We’d scrap them.
Do you know iain perhaps we should ask John. Perhaps Mr Big you should forward on the question, Jobs for the boys?
Just thinking. When I said it’s worth six-grand, that’s for what? I mean, if it were for a nominal (say) four hours work a week, then that’d actually be the equivalent of sixty grand in a full-time job; so they must be pretty responsible positions.
I wonder if anyone at Private Eye knows what they do? I think we should be told.
I spoke to Private Eye and they said the £6,000 is for four hours weekly of pencil sharpening, paperclip counting, submitting comments to Iain Lindley’s blog and saying to the Great Leader at every opportunity, “Yes Sir, three bags full sir!”