Old Sneaky Pete would do well to think about who has been running things in Ealing for 16 years before spouting off about restoring ‘pride in our streets’. Like most complacent and lazy politicians he’s only just woken up to the fact that it’s Ben a slide into shite under his watch. Trying to shift blame onto Liz Truss and anybody else for his poor decision making and lack of interest in what most people really want from the council smacks of desperation. Tackling the cost of living by reducing the cost of bulk waste collection isn’t much of an argument. Perhaps not putting council tax up by the maximum for two years running and increasing other fees hugely would be better. Meanwhile he’s happy to tackle his own cost of living by putting his allowances up to £76,000 a year, almost double what he pocketed when becoming council leader in 2021. Cabinet ministers scrape by on £60k a year, while absentee chief executive Tony Clements earned a pay rise taking his salary package to almost £300,000. Little wonder there’s no money to keep children’s centres open.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Peter Mason	24/04/26 22:40:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Peter Mason	25/04/26 10:26:00	N V Brooks
Re:Re:Peter Mason	25/04/26 10:48:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Peter Mason	25/04/26 11:19:00	Rosco White

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