Nottingham Council's "Labour fortress" uses over 10 years of staff time on union activity... in ONE year
Nottingham City Council has been shown to be 'rife' with taxpayer-funded union activity, with the council spending over half a million pounds on union activity
- 20 February 2013
Northern Rock bailout to cost UK taxpayers billions
UK taxpayers' are expected to lose billions of pounds in the bailout of Northern Rock, Lloyds and RBS, report for the Commons Committee of Public Accounts says
- 16 November 2012
Councils spent more than half a million on gadgets and smartphones for staff
North East and North Yorkshire Councils spent over a whopping £600,000 on computer tablets and smartphones and it is suggested that this figure could be higher
- 6 November 2012
The farce of union pilgrims
The Government’s own estimates indicate that if the amount of public sector facility time was reduced to levels in line with the private sector, 2,172 staff could return to work and actually do the jobs taxpayers are paying them to do. This is hardly an unreasonable request
- 31 October 2012
Taxes are too high
Tax reform without tax cuts is a disaster. But then tax cuts without tax reform are a missed opportunity. Without both we are heading for a sad fate
- 18 October 2012
Loony Left: UK Government potentially wastes £112 million
Question: Would you rather become the UK's most popular citizen by treating half the nation to a round on you, or see civil servants spray £112 million up the wall?
- 17 October 2012
Remembering the taxpayer: In search of a new deal between citizen and state
Brokering a new deal between the citizen and state in this way will reaffirm the value of public services received
- 17 September 2012
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