Recommended sites
www.rottenborough.org.uk/index.html
They work for you:
theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2005-10-31b.23576.h&s=%22Local+Government+Ombudsman%22
Teesdale Council Planning Department named and shamed:
www.gardenhouselane.co.uk/
The people hit back:
www.thepeoplesnocampaign.co.uk/
Arrogance in local government - the Times:
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1736387,00.html
Audit Commission refers council to Secretary of State:
www.audit-commission.gov.uk/reports/accessible.asp?ProdID=29BDE98A-47EF-4be4-AE57-7B1E41D4F02C
Unfairness - and waste - in council spending:
www.isitfair.co.uk/
The fight to clean up local government:
www.broxbournelabour.org.uk/content/00000110.html
William Hague hits out at arrogant council:
archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/1998/3/3/177270.html
Council bosses place "arrogant" ad:
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/articles/2004/11/16/efb25684-95c4-4071-8e8f-d1264bace06a.lpf
"Ivory tower arrogance" in East Sussex:
www.normanbaker.org.uk/press_releases/2006/060111_WastePlan.htm
Danger of city council becoming arrogant:
www.cambridgelabour.org.uk/news.shtml
Incompetence in local government:
www.seered.co.uk/summary.htm
Objections swept aside in Birmingham:
www.abd.org.uk/local/birmingham.htm
"Parking gaffe may cost town hall dear" - Manchester Evening News:
www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/comments/view.html?story_id=190278
"Corrupt, dogmatic and arrogant councils" - Hansard:
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960208/debtext/60208-24.htm
County council is "complacent and arrogant":
www.faringdon.org/nvtpAtoJ02.htm
"Arrogant career politician" accusations in Worthing:
www.eco-action.org/porkbolter/yule01.html
"I'm sure that not all councillors are stupid arrogant politician wannabees...":
itgazette.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t117.html
"Typically arrogant disregard for public opinion" - Hansard:
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo970219/debtext/70219-10.htm
Dorset - "overpaid, arrogant councillors":
www.rottenborough.org.uk/CountyLinks.html
Council "an arrogant, scornful, misguided mess":
www.knowhere.co.uk/595_goodbad.html
"We have not listened to the people, and are still as arrogant as ever...":
www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/council-meetings/full-council/4th-may-2005/minutes-6th-april-2005
"Are they really that arrogant?":
www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/archived_material/2003/week_03/postbag/PostbagIndex.asp
"Arrogant approach to children's education" - the Argus:
forums.theargus.co.uk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2702&whichpage=8
"King Kanute was less arrogant than this council" - National political journalism competition:
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/page.php?248
Godron Brown's seven deadly economic sins - including local government:
www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.show.article.page&obj_id=124680
Local authorities overspend by £205m on children in care - what if they had saved in oher areas?
society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,536307,00.html
West Sussex County Council overspends by £6.2million
icsurreyonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200surreyheadlines/tm_objectid=15786823&method=full&siteid=50101-name_page.html
West Sussex County Council spends £1360 sending beancouners to awards ceremoney - although scheme had run £6m over budget:
www.crawleytoday.co.uk/mk4_guestbook/guestbook.aspx?guestbookID=23