Ex leader of Cambs County Council and now leader of the opposition Conservative Group at Cambs CC – Cllr Steve Count is being a ‘bit rich’ (pun intended) criticising the current ‘Rainbow Alliance’ about the council Tax increases.
In the many years that the Conservatives ran Cambs CC most of the time they increased our Rates/Taxes to the maximum allowed before triggering a referendum.
Cambs CC has been somewhat dysfunctional over many years both when the Conservatives ran it and probably more so now.
Cllr Count maybe suffering slight memory loss – it was he that was in charge when County Councillors received massive increases in their allowances (I’ve covered this several times)
It was his administration that decided to ‘save money’ by moving out of County Hall to
the £18 million Glass Palace.
Article below Daily Mail…..
Fury as Cambridgeshire County Council’s new £18m HQ lies empty with staff STILL not back at their desks due to ‘Covid rules’ – as civil servants defy Rees-Mogg’s efforts to end WFH with some government departments less than half full
Cambridgeshire County Council’s new headquarters opened last summer at a cost of £18 million to taxpayers but its own Covid rules mean many staff members are still working from home.
Cambridgeshire County Council to raise council tax by 4.99%
Read the article by John Elworthy – Cambs News – Click Here
