PENSION POT TO PISS POT - A LIEBOUR TRADITION!

HEADLINE OLDHAM EVENING CHRONICLE - Mon 16th April 2012

For over two years we have been warning about this! Now the OEC has stumbled upon the truth.
The latest figures for 2010/11 show Oldham had pension assets of £602m against liabilities of £743.4m.  The Taxpayers' Alliance warns that the shortfall is a ticking time-bomb and fears that there will have to be a massive council tax increase to cover the deficit of £141.4m.  This deficit amounts to £634 per head of the population of the town. Look at that figure again folks - That is not per household but each person in the town, every one of us. This is the third highest deficit in the Greater Manchester area behind Manchester and Salford. The TPA warns that future generations of taxpayers will be saddled with this problem for years to come. Pension liabilities continue to outweigh assets and the situation is far worse than two years ago. Don't forget folks you have already paid for this once. Your money has been frittered away and now it looks likely they will come looking for you to pay it all over again.


Perhaps Little Jimmy Pudden-Face can enlighten us all on how he intends to rectify this situation. The town is skint - money intended for pension schemes is diverted to pet projects - the deficit grows. Do you seriously think we are going to get any new facilities and amenities with this hanging over us? The retards are desperate for Metrostink to commence operations as they think they are going to get a huge wedge of moolah from the operating profits, which will drag them out of the shite. Way the fucking tram fiasco is shaping up, the town will have closed down and died before we ever see a sodding tram.


Where are the savings little chubby-chops promised?  Where is the slimming down of the fat cat departments up yonder tower? We have had nothing but empire building, meetings about discussions over talks about plans for pie-in-the-sky grandiose schemes that will come to naught. Millions are wasted on "Unity Partnerships," PFI's, district Town halls and the legions of Liebour sycophants staffing them. Perhaps our dimpled cheeked leader could arrange for another 400 council employees to be not made redundant.


Read the post "Rough Trade,' below. See the leeches strutting about London at our expense. For what? For nowt! A puffery for the fucking jolly boys. Tickets from £170 each up to £720 each! How many did WE purchase?  At what cost?  Do you think they will tell us? Not a fucking chance! Like all Liebour parasites they love spending other people's money - especially on themselves.

Considering the state the town is in do you folks feel this was a wise decision? WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE OURSELVES HEARD. Why not zap off an e-mail to the three sponges we know went on the jolly, demanding they repay OUR money they squandered!   Something on the lines of :-


"In view of the parlous state of the town's finances we ask that you repay the amount of OUR money squandered by you on the recent jolly to London"                                    

Shoab Akhtar@oldham.gov.uk    cllr.j.mcmahon@oldham.gov.uk 

 charlie.parker@oldham.gov.uk  

NOTE THE DEFICIT IS FOR THE YEAR 2010/11 - IT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE INCREASED AGAIN THIS YEAR.                              

"IF WE GET THE SADDLEWORTH VOTE ANGRY -- --HE'S GONE! "'

Well Waddya know Joe the Slimeball is back!

 

S - L - I - M - E

You knew it had to happen. Didn't you???

The unprincipled piece of shite Joe 'Fixer' Fitzpatrick, the man principally to blame for the downfall of ex-Liebour MP Fill Woolyarse is once again attempting to get his grubby paws into the Council Allowances scam. The lying turd is standing in Saddleworth South as a Liebour candidate. This probably says more about the local Liebour party than anything. They have no shame, no morals, no responsibility and certainly no concern for the sensibilities of the electorate of Sadd South. But then again we knew that. Didn't we? You have only to look how swiftly they moved to welcome Fitzpatrick's co-conspirator, the bent bastard, Battye, back into the fold at last years elections, to realise how corrupt and venal the local party is. If it means another seat - then anything goes! 


"After the electoral court rightly ruled against Phil Woolas for his underhand tactics during the 2010 general election the spotlight should have surely turned to his right hand man, accomplice and election agent, Joe Fitzpatrick. During the hearing Fitzpatrick defended Woolas' campaign tactics all the way. He showed no hesitation at all and indeed instigated most of that unsavory plot, when Woolas repeatedly railed against Muslims and Asians. Responsibility for the lies, misleading leaflets and outbursts tinged with racist undertones was equally shared between them. Woolas was barred from running for high office for 3 years, suspended from the Labour party and faced a possible criminal investigation. Why therefore, did the same fate not befall Joe Fitzpatrick?  We call on the Labour party to do the honourable thing and show Fitzpatrick the door."


How much longer are we going to let these greedy fuckers dip into our taxes and produce - What??? Fuck all about covers it. Same old tired deadbeats, same old clueless chair-polishers! One million pounds of our taxes being squandered on these parasites!


Voters of Saddleworth South - Make your voices heard - use your vote wisely!

Conservative leader Coun Jack Hulme is retiring from politics and will not be standing for re-election this May. The Chadderton North councillor says he took the decision given his age and was making way for 'new blood'. Speaking from his Chadderton home he said: "I'm 74 and I have decided it's time for me to retire. "I have got to let more younger people to continue taking the party forward. "You get to the stage where you have got to make way for new people. "It will be sad to leave politics behind but we have got a large family and my wife Eileen and I plan to do a bit more travelling." Failsworth East councillor Paul Martin will now be defending the Chadderton North seat. But fellow Tory Ian Barker is also to stand down this year. Lib Dem councillor and current mayor Richard Knowles and party colleagues Mike Buckley and Ann Wingate will not contest seats this time around. Coun Knowles stepped down from his civic duties in January after developing nasal cancer. The Saddleworth South councillor has been undergoing chemotherapy and although he will not be returning as councillor is looking forward to his postponed mayoral ball. Saddleworth North councillor Mike Buckley said: "I spoke to Richard and he sounded to be his old self. He is continuing with his treatment and was very disappointed to have missed a lot of his mayoral functions but we are all looking forward to seeing him at his ball later in the year." Chadderton Central councillor John Hudson will be returning to Saddleworth to defend Coun Knowles's seat. Coun Buckley, who is also standing down, added: "I have done this for eight years and I want to concentrate on other things now. "I will continue in my role with the Saddleworth parish council and I will certainly still be around. "I have very much enjoyed the experience on Oldham council and feel I have been able to raise the profile of heritage issues in the borough. I like to see that as a small legacy that I have left." Lib Dem Crompton councillor Ann Wingate will also be leaving the council. Ann, who has lived in Shaw and Crompton for 30 years, has a string of achievements including setting up the Friends of High Crompton Park. She said: "It was a great privilege to represent Crompton for the past 17 years. "Being a magistrate, a councillor and also mayor has been an honour and a memorable experience. However, family ties and support are now starting to take priority, and I have made the decision that it is time to step down." Royton South councillor Dianne Williamson will be defending the Crompton seat. All five Labour councillors will be defending their seats in Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Medlock Vale. Royton North and Werneth. A by-election is taking place in Saddleworth parish council's Delph ward following the death of Coun Ken Hulme.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/news/politics/s/1490780_oldham-councils-conservative-leader-jack-hulme-to-step-down 

....and what good news from elsewhere??

....and what good news from elsewhere??

Conservative leader Coun Jack Hulme is retiring from politics, he was never in politics, was he?  He says he took the decision given his age and was making way for 'new blood'. "I'm 74 and I have decided it's time for me to retire." He never considered he was past it for the last ten years then?  He rose to obscurity and is returning to the real, allowance- less world. "It will be sad to leave politics behind but we have got a large family and my wife Eileen and I plan to do a bit more travelling to avoid them." 


...when the music stops.

In a game of musical chairs, Failsworth E. councillor Paul Martin will hawk his barrow in Chadderton North. Chadderton Central coun John Hudson will be returning to Saddleworth to defend Coun Knowles's seat and play with his train set.  Royton South councillor Dianne Williamson will be defending the Crompton seat. Unusual to see anyone deserting Royton to go to Crompton. Everything seems to be going t'other way at the moment.

....Cumming and Gowing.

Ian Barker Lib/Lab/ Tory/Bnp/UKIP/green party/ independent/monster raving loony -  has run out of parties and will stand down this year. As will current mayor Richard Knowles and party colleagues Mike Buckley and Ann Wingate. Knowless the Sadd S. councillor has been undergoing treatment for nasal cancer but is looking forward to his postponed mayoral ball, which will have a 'ghost train' theme. Saddleworth North councillor Mike Buckley said: "I spoke to Richard and he sounded to be his old self, pompous and wrong.  Coun Buckley, who is also standing down, added: "I have done this, whatever it is, for eight years and I want to concentrate on other scams now. "I have very much enjoyed the expenses on the Councill and feel I have helped raise the profile of heritage issues in the borough. I like to see that as a small legacy that I have left. But not as big as the one I've trousered." Lib Dem Crompton councillor Ann Wingate will also be leaving the council. Ann, who has lived in Shaw and Crompton for 30 years, man and boy, has a string of achievements including most ridiculous hairdo in Crompton.  She said: "Being a magistrate, a councillor and also mayor has been an honour and a memorable experience, I think. However, family ties and other forms of bondage are  starting to take priority, and I don't get out a lot nowadays."
 
....so who is standing then?  (again!!)


 Martin  Dinoff (Lib Dem) has risen to the depths of mediocrity
 Dilys Margaret Fletcher (Lab) Famous nobody!
 Pat Lord (Lib Dem), Brian Lord(Lib Dim) A double money sponge suffering withdrawal symptoms, (cash withdrawal that is).
 Dave Hibbert (Lab) Short order cook - specialities - Waffles
 Eileen Mary Hulme (Con), carrying on the family business - sponge diving
Abdul Jabbar (Lab),  Ur-Rehman Ateeque (Lab), best  only job we've ever had.
Stephen Barrow (Lib Dem),  Philip Holley (Lib Dem),  Bernard Judge (Lab), Phil Renold (Lib Dem),   John Hudson (Con), Gerald Ball (Lab), Val Sedgwick (Lib Dem),  Jacqueline Stanton (Lib Dem),  Linda Dawson (Lib Dem),  Fida Hussain (Lab). Passengers, riding the gravy train  to the end of the line.
  Phelyp Bennett (Con),  Sounds like something you get up your nose and he does.
 Keith Pendlebury (Lib Dem). Booo!
 Howard David Sykes (Lib Dem), Could eat two 'taters more than a pig. Greed on legs.
 Not many surprises there then - All the usual suspects fighting to get their feet under the Council table and their hands in the crock of gold.

What we need is a space on the ballot paper entitled "None of the above"

Remember folks come election day your vote matters -Make it count. Let's sweep these charlatans out of the gilded trough - it's time for change - it will come sooner or later - make it sooner!!!!

Alexandra: Martin Alexander Dinoff (Lib Dem), Dilys Margaret Fletcher (Lab), Raja Amjad Iqbal (Con). Chadderton Central: Robert Barnes (Con), Susan Margaret Dearden (Lab), Pat Lord (Lib Dem). Chadderton North: Fazlul Haque (Lab), Paul Martin (Con), Lee Miah (Lib Dem). Chadderton South: Dave Hibbert (Lab), Eileen Mary Hulme (Con), Fazal Rahim (Lib Dem). Coldhurst: Abdul Jabbar (Lab), Harun Miah (Con), Kutub Uddin (Lib Dem). Crompton: Christopher Henthorn (Con), Kenneth Stephen Rustidge (Lab), Diane Williamson (Lib Dem). Failsworth East: Stephen Barrow (Lib Dem), David Dawson (Lab). Failsworth West: Warren William Bates (UKIP), Sean Fielding (Lab), Ron Wise (Lib Dem). Hollinwood: Brian Ames (Lab), Jamie Curley (Con), Philip Holley (Lib Dem). Medlock Vale: Ur-Rehman Ateeque (Lab), Sean Curley (Con), Kevin Anthony Dawson (Lib Dem), Phil Howarth (Ind), Tahir Iqbal (Respect), Keith Pendlebury (Lib Dem). Royton North: Bernard Judge (Lab), Lewis Quigg (Con), Phil Renold (Lib Dem). Royton South: Amanda Clare Chadderton (Lab), Allan Robert Fish (Con), Keith Wilson Taylor (Lib Dem). Saddleworth North: Garth Harkness (Lib Dem), Nicola Kirkham (Ind), Philip Martin Sewell (Con), Imran Yousaf (Lab) Saddleworth South: Joseph Christopher Fitzpatrick (Lab), John Hudson (Con), Brian Lord (Lib Dem). Saddeworth West and Lees: Gerald Ball (Lab), Pam Byrne (Con), Val Sedgwick (Lib Dem). Shaw: Phelyp Bennett (Con), James Larkin (Lab), Howard David Sykes (Lib Dem). St James: Neil Allsopp (Con), Cath Ball (Lab), Jacqueline Stanton (Lib Dem). St Mary's: David Caddick (Con), Mohammed Masud (Lib Dem), Miranda Meadowcroft (Green), Arooj Shah (Lab). Waterhead: Linda Dawson (Lib Dem), Vita Price (Lab). Werneth: Iqbal Bhatti (Respect), Kevin Anthony Dawson (Lib Dem), Fida Hussain (Lab), Michele Stockton (Con). Saddleworth Parish Council by-election - Delph: Helen Louise Bishop (Ind), Paul Gordon Fryer (Lab), Sharon McGladdery (Lib Dem).

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/news/politics/s/1490780_oldham-councils-conservative-leader-jack-hulme-to-step-down

Alexandra: Martin Alexander Dinoff (Lib Dem), Dilys Margaret Fletcher (Lab), Raja Amjad Iqbal (Con). Chadderton Central: Robert Barnes (Con), Susan Margaret Dearden (Lab), Pat Lord (Lib Dem). Chadderton North: Fazlul Haque (Lab), Paul Martin (Con), Lee Miah (Lib Dem). Chadderton South: Dave Hibbert (Lab), Eileen Mary Hulme (Con), Fazal Rahim (Lib Dem). Coldhurst: Abdul Jabbar (Lab), Harun Miah (Con), Kutub Uddin (Lib Dem). Crompton: Christopher Henthorn (Con), Kenneth Stephen Rustidge (Lab), Diane Williamson (Lib Dem). Failsworth East: Stephen Barrow (Lib Dem), David Dawson (Lab). Failsworth West: Warren William Bates (UKIP), Sean Fielding (Lab), Ron Wise (Lib Dem). Hollinwood: Brian Ames (Lab), Jamie Curley (Con), Philip Holley (Lib Dem). Medlock Vale: Ur-Rehman Ateeque (Lab), Sean Curley (Con), Kevin Anthony Dawson (Lib Dem), Phil Howarth (Ind), Tahir Iqbal (Respect), Keith Pendlebury (Lib Dem). Royton North: Bernard Judge (Lab), Lewis Quigg (Con), Phil Renold (Lib Dem). Royton South: Amanda Clare Chadderton (Lab), Allan Robert Fish (Con), Keith Wilson Taylor (Lib Dem). Saddleworth North: Garth Harkness (Lib Dem), Nicola Kirkham (Ind), Philip Martin Sewell (Con), Imran Yousaf (Lab) Saddleworth South: Joseph Christopher Fitzpatrick (Lab), John Hudson (Con), Brian Lord (Lib Dem). Saddeworth West and Lees: Gerald Ball (Lab), Pam Byrne (Con), Val Sedgwick (Lib Dem). Shaw: Phelyp Bennett (Con), James Larkin (Lab), Howard David Sykes (Lib Dem). St James: Neil Allsopp (Con), Cath Ball (Lab), Jacqueline Stanton (Lib Dem). St Mary's: David Caddick (Con), Mohammed Masud (Lib Dem), Miranda Meadowcroft (Green), Arooj Shah (Lab). Waterhead: Linda Dawson (Lib Dem), Vita Price (Lab). Werneth: Iqbal Bhatti (Respect), Kevin Anthony Dawson (Lib Dem), Fida Hussain (Lab), Michele Stockton (Con). Saddleworth Parish Council by-election - Delph: Helen Louise Bishop (Ind), Paul Gordon Fryer (Lab), Sharon McGladdery (Lib Dem).

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/news/politics/s/1490780_oldham-councils-conservative-leader-jack-hulme-to-step-down

ROUGH TRADE!!!

Most Improved Council?? ¹

Same thieving tossers on it!

 L to R - Coun Shoa Boata, Little Jimmy Pudden-Face, Charlie Smirker

¹ From what


You must have read that Oldham was crowned Most Improved Council at the  Local Government Chronicle Awards 2012.


You will all have seen the pictures of Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Just Fucking Evil, collecting the priceless solid glass paperweight wot we won.  With Little Jimmy simpering: “This is a fantastic achievement and a proud night."


All well and good we hear you cry, but why do they need to get dressed up like blackjacks to pick up a bit of Pyrex from an awards ceremony at the Mechanic's Institute?


Aaaah! They neglected to tell us that this awards ceremony was not a local affair but was held in Lunnun and not just anywhere in Lunnun. Oh no! In the chandeliered Great Room of the five-star Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, Mayfair, no less!

Impressed now aren't you?

How can we best describe the event?  I know we'll let The Daily Telegraph 17/3/2012 sum up the whole glittery affair:


'Council leaders spent tens of thousands of pounds of public money to attend a candle-lit dinner at which they toasted the way in which they have handled the cuts.'

   "More than 1200 senior local government officers, many of whom have overseen redundancies and deep cuts to services, attended the black tie awards ceremony in the chandeliered Great Room of the five-star Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, Mayfair, on Wednesday.
Tickets ranged from £1700 to £7200 per table of ten."

 JOLLY ALERT - - JOLLY ALERT - - JOLLY ALERT - - JOLLY ALERT

 £1700 to £7200 per table of ten???? 

Fuck me and I thought we were fucking skint. How many of our tit-sucking, trough dwellers attended this shindig? How much was our table?  We say 'OUR' table because WE FUCKING PAID FOR IT, you thieving twats. NAME THE FUCKERS SAT ROUND OUR TABLE!!! 

'How did we come to be involved in this con-trick?' We hear you ask!

Well it's like this folks - The Local Government Chronicle is a magazine (annual subscription £250), ( per copy, that is), published by a firm called EMAP who also run lots of other schemes to get taxpayers money from gullible councils. 

Each year they get lots of Councils to vote for other Councils to win awards - basically it's peering up some fuckers arse while another fucker fingers yours. Emap rely on Councils being fucking stupid enough to join in this merry-go-round and to this end publish lots of glossy pics of the greedy twats spending our money. Said greedy twats return to respective Council, see pics and several orgasms later the whole shebang starts over again.

QUESTION:- How many copies of LGC, (at £250 a pop), wing their way into the Tower Of Babble each month? Who gets one? OooH! don't tell us! It's them as gets to go to the piss up ain't it?  

Anyhow what of the night itself?

The awards, run by the LGC, for the LGC, were hosted by Jon Culshaw, the radio impressionist. He is understood to charge around £10,000 per appearance. (If he's doing impressions on t'radio how do we know it's him? It could actually be the people we think he's impersonating!) The things you'll do for a measly ten grand!


 After a networking reception, (what the fuck is one of them when it's at home?) they dined on a salad of Serrano ham, asparagus, semi-dried tomato, wild rocket and parmesan. It was followed by tournedos of beef in a smoked garlic and red wine sauce with pancetta, celeriac, chestnut mushrooms, French beans and Anna potato. The desert was vanilla cream with raspberries and brandy snaps. Red and white wine was served. Hope for Shoa Boata's sake  the food was Halal. Would have been a pity to waste all that good food. 
The most expensive tickets entitled guests to bottles of champagne, followed by port and a cheese board. You can bet our boys were into that!


Afterwards delegates danced to Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’, That would have been worth seeing, Little Jimmy and the boys shakin' their booty! They then  played roulette until 2am at a charity casino set up on the balcony. The prize was a magnum of champagne. Whoop-deWhoop how much did that cost us then?


Carolyn Downs, the chief executive of the Local Government Association, wrote to delegates, with no sense of irony whatsoever:  "This year's LGC Awards takes place against the backdrop of one of the most challenging periods for local government in a generation. Money for jollies is becoming tighter and Councils are having to take incredibly tough decisions on a daily basis but it is right that we recognise the fantastic work that is going on up and down the country in buying thousands of copies of our magazines and coughing up for arse peering do's like this one." 


 So how is it organised then?
Well, in January those Councils who are not due to win an award this year are appointed judges. These judges then visit the boroughs who are going to win this year to see how the organisation is continuing to improve it's money raising scams and how they are adopting new ways of fucking over the Council Taxpayers.


“It’s humbling to be recognised as the ‘Most Improved Council’ by our peers." Smarmed Little Jimmy.  The only peers we have are up each others ring-piece.


“This award is down to the hard work of council staff, and our partners, who are all doing their bit to make positive improvements, and I’d like to thank them all." That will be the likes of Mouchel then will it Little Jim? The company that's in a worse state than we are - who can;t even run their own business successfully but we continue to hurl taxpayers money at them willy-nilly.


"Oldham’s move to become a co-operative council has seen the borough leading nationally on the adoption of a new ethical framework and a community dividend scheme."  Anybody understand any of that tripe?.


An extra £2million has also been transferred downwards to devolve services to districts, strengthening local democracy and new forms of service delivery. Transferred 'downwards' from where?  It's nothing more than blatant vote buying. We are supposedly skint, cutting services and jobs and yet we have £2Million floating about that can be wasted setting up 'District Town Halls' to provide non-jobs for all the Lie-bour cronies.

So what got us this 'award then?

::A Commendation from the Audit Commission for the speed and accuracy of Final Accounts as the fastest in the country. So they should be. We have fuck all left after giving it all away to Unity Partnerships and PFI's so it doesn't take long to count whats left and write 'Nowt' at the bottom of the balance sheet.


::Crowned ‘Best City’ at North-West in Bloom. 'CITY' What city? You've only got to grow a couple of daffodils to win the NW in Bloom equivalent of the Nobel Prize.


::Halving the number of families living in temporary accommodation. Half of very little is not a lot.


::Achieved an 11th consecutive year-on-year improvement in the proportion of pupils gaining five A*-C GCSEs.These 'exams' have now become so easy a beer mat could pass with honours. Councillors who tried some of the tests for themselves however failed miserably coming next to last just ahead of a small prickly cactus like 'thing.'


::Provided self-directed support packages to 54 per cent of adult social care users — 24 per cent above the national target.Provided self addressed pre-stamped envelopes for the P45's of the rest.


::More than doubled the number of drug users in effective treatment. Doubling the number of drug users is not something you would normally win an award for, is it?


::Delivered 20 per cent more new homes than last year. 20 per cent more than what? Let's see... we built five last year so that makes an extra er, erm uh, - anyone got a beermat?


::Retained Green Flag status for all seven award-winning parks. If you've got a park - you'll get an award. Good job it don't include things like Council football pitches, Churchill playing fields.


Children’s Services has gone from a “zero star” for safeguarding in 2003 to the highest-possible Ofsted ranking of “performing excellently”.  Ofsted has been criticised as 'not fit for purpose' by a House of Commons Select Committee who also highlighted their concern about "the complex set of objectives and sectors that Ofsted now spans and its capacity to fulfil its core mission."


Other 'Achievements'  include an increase of 20 per cent since 2009 on the number of secondary schools judged “good or better” for behaviour. An increase from what?  A 45 per cent reduction in the numbers of pupils permanently excluded. A reduction from what? and falls in the number of pupils with persistent school absence. A fall in the number of truants??  Nearly 2,000 children across Oldham persistently skip school - Oldham Evening Chronicle 30 March 2012

If those are the best 'improvements' in the country - then there must be some really crap Councils.

Back to the back slapping arse massaging greed fest with the troughers 'Dancing The Night away:

Who spent what in this age of austerity?


East Lothian Council was nominated for the "most improved council" award.  Six staff, including Provost Sheena Richardson travelled to the awards by train and stayed overnight at the Grosvenor, . The trip cost £3,605.30.

 Sheffield council sent six staff, who also stayed overnight in London hotels. The bill came to £2,825. It cut 870 jobs last year and must cut 690 more to balance the books.


Warrington Council, also nominated for most improved council after receiving three red flags from the Audit Commission for financial mismanagement, spent £1,700 on tickets and £1,550 on hotel rooms.

 Southend-on-Sea, which won Council of the Year, spent £1915 with the rest of the £6030 bill picked up by sponsorship from council suppliers. Does that smell right to you folks? 

John Glen MP said: "Members of the public would rather welcome these monies being spent on our most vulnerable, particualrly those who are struggling to find employment in these difficult times.
"It's breathtaking that those who attended can't see the folly of such lavish, self-aggrandising events in our current climate."Fuck me! It's coming to something when even an MP can smell the rot!

Some councils, including South Oxfordshire, Surrey and Croydon, went as the guests of their private sector contractors and did not bill the taxpayer. More graft and corruption!


Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance said: “It's quite extraordinary that cash strapped councils who have pleaded poverty at home have found enough money to send senior staff to a glitzy awards bash at one of the priciest and fanciest hotels in London.”

A spokesman for the Local Government Association said: “These awards recognise and celebrate the hard work and dedication of those individuals who continue to deliver vital services to communities at a time when budgets are severely stretched. What the fuck are we celebrating then? We've nobody could deliver a newspaper never mind services.

The spokesprick continued, “Most councils invite their front line and lower paid staff to attend the event, whilst some invite residents to thank them for their contribution to improving local services."  Lower paid staff? Residents? From Oldham? You are having a fucking laff. Them tossers can form a queue behind our beloved Councillors, Chief Execs, Senior Officers and other sundry hangers on and spongers.
 
A number of councils, including Durham, Oldham and Scarborough, did not respond to requests for  costs incurred or comment. 

So we ask again - 
                          How many tickets did we buy for the great and the good from
                          OMBC to attend this smarm-fest?  How much did that cost the tax-payer?
                        
                          How did they get to Lunnun? Train, plane, the tax-payers leased  £80K 
                          Audi?

                          How much did that cost the tax-payers?

                         
                          Where did they stay the night? B&B, YMCA, Underrneath the arches,

                           Grosvenor Hotel?  How much did that cost the tax-payers?

                           How much did we spend on the rental of blackjack suits?  Probably only 
                           Shoa Boata has his own, the rest will have cost us.

WE AWAIT SOME ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS FROM ON HIGH!!!

Don't hold your breath!

FOLLOW ME I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!!

Take a sharp knife - Make deep incision, on arm or leg, say - pour in four ounces of cooking salt - rub vigorously!!

This is pretty fucking cynical from a 'supposedly' local newspaper. One that never uttered a word against the vandalism, perpetrated by the duplicitous knob-heads on OMBC, as they systematically closed out our once 'world famous' Tommyfield Market.

Perhaps we should all take out subscriptions to the 'Chesterfield Advertiser' and ask them if they would be prepared to cover important, (to us), matters in Oldham.

There should be plenty in it for them - Just think of all the photos they could sell!




FORTHCOMING READER'S TRIPS......

 Day trip to Sheffield to see a working Tram System.....Includes nostalgic meal at a genuine English 'Chippy.'


Visit to a world renowned paper mill..... Half day trip.  See the brown 'window display' paper for Town Centre stores being made.


Local trip....Half day to Greenfield...Stand on the bridge and watch trains passing...Memories of yesteryear.


Science museum...Full day ... See all kinds of intricate working machines from such famous names as Ferranti, Platt Bros,Bradbury Motorcycles....Learn the history of these famous marques and where they were manufactured.


The Trafford Centre ... Full day trip- on arrival in the morning watch the free car parking in operation. Lunch in the 'Orient' where they serve actual food.  Following an afternoon spent browsing the myriad stores,(all open), why not pass a pleasant evening at the Cinema, the Bowling Alley or one of the local Restaurants....So many NEW things to see and do in one day!


Warrington...Half day ..Visit one of the town's numerous industrial estates...Bring your outline planning maps of the Alexandra Retail Park to visualise our brave new world. In the evening the trip will be split into two with Roughyed's supporters enjoying a night at St, Helens  RLFC's Langtree Park whilst Latic's supporters will visit Moston Playing fields where FC United have plans for their new stadium on display.


Blackpool ...Full Day ... A visit full of fresh air and good fun...Visit the Ex-Pats in the "Little Oldham" enclave of Cleveleys - Listen as they tell of the hardships they suffer....After a traditional Oldham meal of Lamb Bhuna  with Jeera Rice  it's off to Madame Tussaud's waxworks. They have just opened a new exhibit - 'Oldham Council Meeting' ...People who have seen it say it is beyond lifelike - some even said it showed more life than the original.


Mystery Tour - Oldham ...Join us as we take a nostalgic trip along the highways and byways of old Oldham Town. See the ancient pot-holes - gaze in wonder at the eternal road-works - marvel at the intricate diversions and one way systems as your driver attempts to avoid the thousands of colorful signs dotted around the town ...take a thrill ride down the by-pass viewing the ever changing scenery as we pass through Supermarket car-parks and filling stations.....Full Day (or maybe longer), bring sandwiches.


Local Curiosities ...  Join us on this extended tour as we visit some of Oldham's stranger sights ...See the St. Jeremy Fountain in Sutcliffe Place - still spouting years after everyone thought it had dried up - The Fitzpatrick-Battye Rumour Mill where complex political ideas were forged - The tallest Mosque in Oldham...fully eight feet taller than you expected - Littletown....birthplace of local hero and short order cook Coun 'Diddy Dave' Hibbert - The Shaw cricket ground where Coun Allcock was no-balled. - The steps of the Old Town Hall ...where many in the past promised to perform but few if any did. - The derelict curved land once home of the derelict curved warehouse. - Finally your driver will reverse up to the new youth club in the town centre. Plus many more.....Could take forever.......  

   

HAVE YOU NOT NOTICED - WE ARE ALL BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE!!!

URINE EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY!

THEY ARE DEFINITELY TAKING THE PISS!!!!

COMING SHORTLY:

 Day trip to Borough Treasurer's Office. Watch as your council tax is stacked up before being shoveled into the bottomless pit of the Local Government  Pension Scheme or once a month see it vanish into the greedy paws of the money sponges on the Council. Last chance to bid farewell to a beloved friend!