It's a shame it's only now rather than 1, 2, 5, 10, 13 years ago these sorts of questions are being asked. We really have a completely useless media.
She has also with no sense of irony complained at headteachers not returning their homework on time to the DfE.
He probably thinks they will link her back to Sadiq Khan
Thank the lord for global warming,at least they shouldn't end up with a foot of snow on them.
Almost 2 years before he binned that one off….
www.independent.co.uk
It doesn't seem to have been an issue in this instance, but I didn't realise until recently that Cameron relaxed investment controls on local authorities, so councils have been making risky investments in a desperate attempt to generate income for services, and it going badly wrong.
Birmingham city council declares itself in financial distress
UK’s largest council issues section 114 notice, signalling it cannot balance its budget without helpwww.theguardian.com
www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk
Risky investments, I’m not sure what you mean NW…
Council effectively bankrupt after losing millions to solar farm cheat
Thurrock Council was effectively made bankrupt in December after investing more than half a billion pounds in Liam Kavanagh's solar farm business.www.dailymail.co.uk
Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments
Official report criticises Tory-run authority’s dysfunctional leadership and says it tried to silence critics
Tories call on Labour council to halt risky investments following collapse of Together Energy
BLAMING Labour Cllrs for the "risky investment" in Together Energy Warrington South MP Andy Carter and opposition Tories have called for a halt to the council's "reckless policy" of high-risk investments.
It’s ridiculous really, by all means maximise your return on monies held but shouldn’t be anything riskier than high interest accounts, low risk investment bonds/shares etc. And people wonder why others don’t want to give more to government and local authorities. Utter shitshow
Ps you’d have thought one of the best ways to get a return would be build more social/affordable housing to rent at discounted rates. A win win. Saying looking at the cost control of most their projects, maybe not
Wasn't the main reason Coventry City Council sold all of its homes to Whitefriars for £1 was that it could no longer afford the cost of repairs and maintenance?
It shouldn't be hard, should it, to fund local government to do the minimum needed, and then add a top up for each authority to do whatever it thinks might benefit its community
As far as I can remember Whitefriars qualified for a one-off government grant?
But why can Whitefriars?
Isn't this what central govt is doing with people's investment,basically taking 5% of their pension pot so it's invested in riskier home based projects, can't see it stopping there with creep up to potential 20%Risky investments, I’m not sure what you mean NW…
Council effectively bankrupt after losing millions to solar farm cheat
Thurrock Council was effectively made bankrupt in December after investing more than half a billion pounds in Liam Kavanagh's solar farm business.www.dailymail.co.uk
Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments
Official report criticises Tory-run authority’s dysfunctional leadership and says it tried to silence critics
Tories call on Labour council to halt risky investments following collapse of Together Energy
BLAMING Labour Cllrs for the "risky investment" in Together Energy Warrington South MP Andy Carter and opposition Tories have called for a halt to the council's "reckless policy" of high-risk investments.
It’s ridiculous really, by all means maximise your return on monies held but shouldn’t be anything riskier than high interest accounts, low risk investment bonds/shares etc. And people wonder why others don’t want to give more to government and local authorities. Utter shitshow
Ps you’d have thought one of the best ways to get a return would be build more social/affordable housing to rent at discounted rates. A win win. Saying looking at the cost control of most their projects, maybe not
Councils were banned from using the proceeds of sales under the right to buy to build replacement properties, I think the stock transfer was a way of getting around it as the RSL like Whitefriars could raise money through other means. I can't quite remember the detail.
But why can Whitefriars? Selling land as a council is dumb af.
I think you can guess!
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I feared the worst but just googled. I think councils were freed up from ‘having’ to use funds to rebuild social housing….probably blew it down Grosvenor Casino instead by the sound of it
Cash from Right To Buy sales will no longer be reserved for new council housing, government announces
Money to be diverted to schemes for home buyers
Edit - ‘Council homes sold under Right To Buy tend to end up in the hands of private landlords, with an estimated 40 per cent of all those sold under the scheme now rented out for profit.’ - I hope they mean indirectly ie subsequently sold on. I would make any social housing sold on under such schemes ‘unrentable’ for X years and/or have some sort of payback to gov/local authority if sold within certain period
As ever it's don't blame the individual for exploiting it, blame the policy.
