Xela Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Great. The city already looks like a third world slum in some areas, now there will be more services cut. Cost will fall on us mugs again. Quote 'Huge council tax rise likely for Birmingham residents' - commissioner sounds alarm on council failure The lead commissioner sent in to help run troubled Birmingham City Council has warned that residents are likely to pay the price for failure through a huge council tax hike and cuts in services. In his first interview since his appointment, Max Caller accused the council leadership of being too focussed on 'nice to haves' instead of getting the basics right for its 1.1 million citizens. Other struggling councils that have faced intervention by commissioners had hiked council taxes by as much as 15% in a portent of what was likely to happen in Birmingham in April, he warned. Raising local taxes was one of the limited options available to the council, he said. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/huge-council-tax-rise-likely-27848885 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Xela said: Great. The city already looks like a third world slum in some areas, now there will be more services cut. Cost will fall on us mugs again. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/huge-council-tax-rise-likely-27848885 It is no wonder that BCC and a number of other councils have pretty much gone bankrupt. Since 2010 local government funding has decreased by 40%. Birmingham have had to try to make cuts of nearly 1 billion pound since 2010. You add in to that mix historical equal pay claims, which happened at BCC, under administrations led by parties of all colour ties, and again not limited to just Birmingham, then it is little wonder that numerous councils are on their knees. In 2010 two thirds of councils income came from the government with the rest coming from council tax and business rates. That has now flipped and only a third now comes from the government. As the government have inflicted much of the pain then they should bail them out, or better still simply see it as giving back some of the money they took away. These bastards won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted October 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2023 What a despicable Tory stooge that guy is. Blaming the voters of Birmingham. I'm absolutely fuming. Maybe he should look at the behaviour of his own party first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just been reading up on this Holly Willoughby murder/kidnap arrest. How bloody bizarre is this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Just been reading up on this Holly Willoughby murder/kidnap arrest. How bloody bizarre is this It's not only bizarre, it's bloody scary. Jill Dando springs to mind as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 New York RoboCop is significantly less scary than the Detroit one was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, trekka said: It's not only bizarre, it's bloody scary. Jill Dando springs to mind as well . Have you seen the Dando documentary on Netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Xela said: Have you seen the Dando documentary on Netflix? Not yet but I suppose I should. I've heard people like Nick Ross refused to appear in it though (I could be wrong on that point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyeddie Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 You couldn't make it up, the Somerset Gimp. What a way to be remembered https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-67238445 Quote Hunt was arrested minutes after the second incident, and is said to have told police: "I am not a gimp - I do not own a gimp suit. I am not in a gimp suit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted October 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2023 This is fantastic and should be implemented at every restaurant Quote Diners who let their kids run wild are being charged extra at a Georgia restaurant A Georgia restaurant that charges diners a fee if their kids don't behave well is sparking debate online. Toccoa Riverside Restaurant in the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia, around 100 miles north of Atlanta, states at the bottom of its menu that is currently listed online that it has an "adult surcharge," which it describes as "for adults unable to parent." The menu doesn't say how much the surcharge is, simply labeling it as "$$$," but two recent reviews on Google put it at $50. The notes at the bottom of the menu tell diners to "be respectful" to staff or they'll be refused service. https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-restaurant-charging-diners-for-misbehaving-kids-slammed-online-2023-10?r=US&IR=T 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Imagine walking home from a night on the town and meeting this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, sne said: Imagine walking home from a night on the town and meeting this. I hope the poor thing does not end up shot dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Genie said: I hope the poor thing does not end up shot dead. I'm sure it will sadly. Hopefully they can tranquillize it instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 12, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Genie said: I hope the poor thing does not end up shot dead. 15 minutes ago, sne said: I'm sure it will sadly. Hopefully they can tranquillize it instead. It was recaptured. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, bickster said: It was recaptured. Nice. Edit: Well, nice enough I guess since it will be going back to living in captivity. Edited November 12, 2023 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Heard the guy invloved in the death of that ice hockey player Adam Johnson, has been arrested for manslaghter, but bailed pending futher enquires. It was stated, there has been a extensive investigation which led to his arrest. Crazy stuff, if it ends up he did it puposely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Heard the guy invloved in the death of that ice hockey player Adam Johnson, has been arrested for manslaghter, but bailed pending futher enquires. It was stated, there has been a extensive investigation which led to his arrest. Crazy stuff, if it ends up he did it puposely! I don’t think manslaughter and doing it purposely are necessarily the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Genie said: I don’t think manslaughter and doing it purposely are necessarily the same thing. Purposely ment to injure him, not meaning to kill him. Just to note I'm not 100% it's the guy involved who's been arrested, as it's not been stated, but cannot think it would be anyone else, unless it's a health and safety issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Purposely ment to injure him, not meaning to kill him. Just to note I'm not 100% it's the guy involved who's been arrested, as it's not been stated, but cannot think it would be anyone else, unless it's a health and safety issue. I’m not an expert but I think he could be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter even if it’s agreed he didn’t intend to injure the other party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Genie said: I’m not an expert but I think he could be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter even if it’s agreed he didn’t intend to injure the other party. I'm not 100% sure, but I would have thought there would have to be some sort of intent. Accidents happen in a dangerous sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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