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Great journalism and also shocking that a local council can get itself into this mess - where was the oversight? Hopefully they can pursue him through the court
by monkeydust 3y ago
Great journalism and also shocking that a local council can get itself into this mess - where was the oversight? Hopefully they can pursue him through the courts.
- rwmj 3y ago"The Audit Commission - a spending watchdog that stopped councils taking too many risks - was abolished in 2015." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66340991 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66340991)
- bazmattaz 3y agoAbsolutely awful that the solution to recoup the money was simply increase everyone’s council tax by 10%. Truly awful.