By Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles. This week I want to let you in on a tale of two parties, two councils and two town hall Pravda's… On one hand, the Conservative-run Hammersmith and Fulham, who axed their £150,000 a year freesheet, agreeing to place any essential adverts or statutory notices in their local commercial newspaper instead… On the other, the leftist hotbed of Tower Hamlets, who are clinging onto their “East End Life” so-called newspaper with its eye-watering £1.5 million yearly budget. They say they are taking time to “consider” if producing this is in the best interests of their community. How much is there to consider? I would have thought it was obvious by now that this council needs to focus its efforts and resources on creative ideas for protecting local services rather than wasting it on creative writing for the paper.
via conservativehome.blogs.com
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