This is a guest post by a Swindon Council employee who has been given a ‘vision’… A couple of weeks … More
Category: Public Service Cuts
Breaking the link between funding and social needs – local government finance
The funding of local government has been notoriously complicated, subject as it has been to constant changes by governments in … More
Failure of ‘austerity’
Interesting to see that David Renard has signed a joint letter to the Observer with other Council leaders from all … More
J30 strikes in Swindon
One of the Research Council picket lines in Swindon today. Around 150 people attended a town centre rally (see below), … More
What’s happening with the civil service compensation scheme?
The announcement by Francis Maude that 5 of the civil service unions had reached an agreement to changes to the … More
Cuts are the result of Tory dogma
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser in response to comments by a Tory Councillor about cutting the local … More
Martin Wicks 