Dorset County Council: Crisis Deepens
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 |
£28 million at risk in Icelandic banks |
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£15 million overspent on building project |
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£7 million lost on pension fund investment in City building |
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£3 million spent on consultants in the last eighteen months |
Even before these huge losses Conservative-run Dorset County Council had cut care services for the elderly and disabled. After trying to close 13 libraries they have cut the opening hours of every library and brought in charges for Internet use. What will the Conservatives cut now to make up for their lack of leadership and control of local taxpayers’ money?
Read more about the financial crisis hitting the county and who is to blame.
