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:| IAIN DUNCAN SMITH'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIVAL (06/03/02) Speaking at the Local Government Conference, Saturday 2nd March, Ian Duncan Smith outlined his vision of ‘community government’, making life better. He said, ‘We Conservatives at We... Read More |
| LABOUR KILLS COMMUNITY SPIRIT (27/02/02) In a national programme of categorisation of Parish Councils, the Countryside Agency have deemed the following parish councils as barely active: Ruishton; and West Hatch. Conservative County Councill... Read More |
| LIB DEM MISMANAGEMENT MUST BE REMEDIED (20/02/02) At today’s full Council meeting, Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors voted through a 12.9% rise in Council Tax. Whilst the Conservative group acknowledges the difficulties caused by central... Read More |
| LETTER - COUNCIL TAX RISE 12.9% (18/02/02) Dear Editor, Somerset County Council is setting a Council Tax 12.9% above last year’s level. Together with the Police Authority increase of 14.8% and the District Councils’ increase, thi... Read More |
| CONSERVATIVE LEADER, JOHN SMEATON'S SPEECH TO COUNCIL (20/02/02) I, like the rest of Somerset, deplore the proposed 12.9% increase in Somerset’s Council Tax. No-one could possibly welcome an increase on such a scale. I believe it is an entirely un... Read More |
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LIB DEM COUNCILLORS VOTE TO GIVE THEMSELVES PAY RISES
Senior Lib Dems at County Hall have come under fire for trying to give themselves pay rises at the same time as proposing to cut other Councillors' ... Read More
CONSERVATIVES SLAM "HYPOCRITE" MP
HARD TIMES
Ken Maddock, Leader of Somerset County Council explains why his Conservative administration will have to tighten the purse strings for a while yet:
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CONSERVATIVES SLAM "IRRESPONSIBLE" MP
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL DOING MORE FOR LESS
Residents in Somerset will welcome Somerset County Council's efforts to provide more for less in these difficult financial times.
As Somerset ... Read More
COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET HIT BY DEBT DOUBLE-WHAMMY
Spiralling debt incurred by both the Labour Government and the former Lib Dem administration at County Hall has led to the drafting of an emergency ... Read More







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