Labour Councillors jumped in to protect the scheme with Pegswood Councillor Vicky Oakley condemning reforms attacks leading to social media support pouring in for her and the Labour Group led by Councillor Scott Dickinson’s stand against the ultra-rightists.
Reform Northumberland, who are awaiting the switch to be turned on by their national leaders to take in local Conservatives in a similar fashion to Reform Uk Ltd who have been accepting defectors and dross from Conservative Parties nationally have had a bit of a bad week, with You Gov poll rates dropping like a stone. This was followed up by Blyth’s ex-UKIP reformist County Councillor Mr Elliott attempted to call a meeting to propose the destruction of Newsham village hall (the piv.). When as a county councillor he MUST realise from his counterparts, mates and colleagues in power that they are so short of funds through overspends and mismanagement that 400 workers are to be paid off before May 2026 to slash costs.
The chaotic Tories who rule in Northumberland as a minority administration and pay back £72,000 in debt repayments daily have also had a strange time with their Leader, Councillor Glenn Sanderson having another attempt at his well documented many promises of carving up his top heavy management.
Another failure looks on the cards as his plan, which in the past has only cut down the number of contractors and experts earning more than £100,000 now according to commentators on social media has created a new role for his Chief Executive to ensure she is available in the office at all times by taking most of her work and loading it onto others.
The Council, who are being criticized by everyone working in the social housing sector for manipulating its housing register, are sitting with more than 430 empty homes awaiting repair and being so welded in tune with reforms attitude against those in need do not have the will to improve the situation and get those empty homes let.
The Labour Government has given Northumberland County Council a great opportunity to grow its spending power hugely as long as they spend the gifted increase on Street Cleansing, Grounds Maintenance and Highways Repair. They are hellbent on spending all extra cash on glamour projects in the Countryside which in the cold light of day will lead to more than half the population of the County who live in 3% of its land mass feeling denuded of help yet again. With people having to solely rely on Ed Miliband increasing jobs across south east Northumberland through his growth schemes for renewable energy.
Notes
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-county-council-wage-savings-25066598
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/every-member-of-staff-at-northumberland-county-council-offered-voluntary-redundancy-3845647
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-10-28/councils-new-boss-set-to-take-home-salary-of-nearly-200000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-67573733
https://northumberland.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s19473/09%20Pay%20Policy%20statement%2024-25.pdf
https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/25734896.thousands-waiting-northumberland-housing-register/
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/northumberland-council-leader-refuses-to-apologise-for-level-of-debt-after-nigel-farage-criticism/ar-AA1I50M3
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/business/economy/northumberland-councillors-clash-over-looming-council-tax-rises-ahead-of-next-years-budget/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-continue-to-slide-in-polls-as-they-hit-nine-month-low-402198/
