A Conservative government would aim to change the benefits system to ensure it pays for people to move into work, party leader David Cameron said today.
Mr Cameron announced that he was setting up a top-level policy group, headed by shadow chancellor George Osborne, to find ways to bring down the marginal tax rates which mean that jobless people forfeit so much in tax and lost benefits that it is not worth their while to work.
What work?
The order as gone in to fill 14 pot-holes, myself and mole Junior have worked hard with this group it’s good news. Thanks to urban vision for their quick response the road was a mess.
offices, retail and leisure space and homes,lets hope it pans out.
Any comments?
Just like Laural and hardy. What did they use to say-That’s another fine mess you’ve got me in to. Try some thing different you know it makes sense.
As a group we have declined any pay rise this year, but it’s up to the group now what do we do with it. Well we have a local church within Swinton i would like to donate to, what the group do i am unsure. It’s a shame when we have so many good causes that need money, and it’s a bigger shame when we can only target what small amount we have to give.
A crackdown on the number of sick days taken by staff at ———- Council has had dramatic results.
The local authority, which was recently recognised with a prestigious Beacon Award, has seen the average number of sick days cut in half over the last six years.
In the last 12 months the council’s staff took an average of just under eight days off sick.
This compared with around 16 days per year per employee in ————This improvement equates to a saving of around [pounds sterling]100,000 for the authority in employee time lost.
This was a key factor which i felt needed answers in relation to how we as a council where performing.The reality was we were spending over £Six Million pounds per year on Sick pay.I felt surely this needed answers Labour offered none.I think what you will see in my highlights over the coming months are my key concerns relative to waste.If we could reduce waste we could then target areas of which we felt offered the highest concern. This level of expenditure in my opinion needed highlighting and at least answers over our concerns, to date we have seen or heard nothing.Of course there must be adequate provision to cover sickness leave but when we reach this level it starts to offer concern.
The sample council above shows how bad things can get if left to go out of control, my question if we were to look into even at a small reduction in our total spend it could offer flexibility in other key areas.The company i work for looks closely at the health of all employees, they try to provide the right environment for employees offering advice on heath matters reducing stress levels, correct working practices,simple ideas costing little but offering long term benefits.Perhaps we need to rethink our policies.
Pleased that the Conservative team in Worsley & Eccles South is going from strength to strength
This got me thinking have they now got another leaflet carrier.
Or as someone else sent in a Tenner.
Or have they won the Pub Quiz this week and donated the prize.
Only Joking Mate
As a Local Councillor you see many things talk to many people, Crime on most days is a key topic. People talk to you over their fears, many say they are afraid to talk to the Police because they fear acts of retribution. So last Month a stood in Council and raised a question `over crime to the Ruling labour Group, and Cllr Merry If you are reading again i have still not received any answers,i spoke to Local police and i am told crime is down and it’s only my perception of crime. Well perhaps the people of the valley estate, the people who i raised the question over would like some answers, for example is it perception when someone shoots a resident in the leg at 10–30 in the morning. is it perception when someone is moved from there home over threats related to drugs. Thats not perception thats fact. The perception is we are not dealing with the problem, and it’s the people who are suffering.
