WHEN the Tories were in power we remember our local MP and council leader lambasting the Government for, allegedly, starving local authorities of cash, and forcing the council to raise tax levels.
After four and a half years of Blair what do we have now? Muted apologies, large rises in council tax (yet again) and a promise to cut public services. Tony Blair has short-changed local authorities yet again.
One simple way of saving the council thousands of pounds is to scrap councillors' salaries.
John Calpin,
Langholme Drive,
Boroughbridge Road, York.
Updated: 11:23 Tuesday, February 12, 2002
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