This would be laughable if you didn’t realise this Government actually believe they are serious politicians.
Hazel Bleary plans to introduce legislation to entice us into the Polling Stations with incentives to vote that could run from a chance to win a plasma television to a free doughnut.
Why’s that then? So they can lose by an even greater majority perhaps?
The gifts and prizes idea is one of a string of earth-shattering schemes.
Other plans include an offer of cash back to residents if a council fails to provide the services it promises. That could mean a £10 rebate if dustmen fail to collect the rubbish on schedule.
Yeah right, that doesn’t seem like fair ammunition with which to fight back. They get to ‘fine’ us £200 for putting our bin out a nanosecond too soon, and we can only claim £10 if they fail to turn up at all. That sounds like Labour’s idea of justice.
There are other bits which appear even more sinister…
In future, town halls will be able to pay high salaries to officials who are councillors elsewhere.
Oh, so they will need to ‘thought shower’ more evil ways of screwing fines out of us then.
They will also be allowed to produce political propaganda to 'support councillors'.
Surprise, surprise!
And some councillors will no longer have to turn up at meetings. Instead they will be allowed to influence them at a distance by casting an electronic 'remote vote' from home.
Silly me. I thought Local Councils were supposed to consist of local people.
Well, I'm looking forward to my doughnut at the polling station - Is it me, or does this Government look more like a Monty Python sketch every day?
Hazel Bleary plans to introduce legislation to entice us into the Polling Stations with incentives to vote that could run from a chance to win a plasma television to a free doughnut.
Why’s that then? So they can lose by an even greater majority perhaps?
The gifts and prizes idea is one of a string of earth-shattering schemes.
Other plans include an offer of cash back to residents if a council fails to provide the services it promises. That could mean a £10 rebate if dustmen fail to collect the rubbish on schedule.
Yeah right, that doesn’t seem like fair ammunition with which to fight back. They get to ‘fine’ us £200 for putting our bin out a nanosecond too soon, and we can only claim £10 if they fail to turn up at all. That sounds like Labour’s idea of justice.
There are other bits which appear even more sinister…
In future, town halls will be able to pay high salaries to officials who are councillors elsewhere.
Oh, so they will need to ‘thought shower’ more evil ways of screwing fines out of us then.
They will also be allowed to produce political propaganda to 'support councillors'.
Surprise, surprise!
And some councillors will no longer have to turn up at meetings. Instead they will be allowed to influence them at a distance by casting an electronic 'remote vote' from home.
Silly me. I thought Local Councils were supposed to consist of local people.
Well, I'm looking forward to my doughnut at the polling station - Is it me, or does this Government look more like a Monty Python sketch every day?
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