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<channel><title><![CDATA[Warrington News from the daily online newspaper for Warrington - Warrington Worldwide - Comments for article: &quot;Government to blame&quot; -  finance chief]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>garys@warrington-worldwide.co.uk</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:41 BST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8963</link><description><![CDATA[With Such massive cuts are on the way, why are you wasting our pubic money 
Spending £147,000 on tidying a park for the Olympic torch? Without any consultation?
It may only be a drop in the ocean but all monies should
Be looked at in theses financial times, I walk through the park regular,
And it's lovely with the work the community pay back team has put in. 
Come on Warrington stop wasting money on short events we can't afford it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Taxpayer at 8:13 am, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Taxpayer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:13:07 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8964</link><description><![CDATA[That would be the previous Labour Government that is to blame then, by spending money that the UK did not have and running up debts that it cannot afford to pay back. On top of which the current UK government, try as it might, is, I understand, struggling to control the annual deficit, as a result of which the level of debt continues to grow. As I recall it now exceeds £1 trillion and that the total UK debt could well be in excess of £7 trillion. Alas the UK and indeed most other countries have been living high on the hog for far too long and economic reality has come home to haunt them and future generations. Good luck, you'll need it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Our Man in Oman at 8:23 am, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Our Man in Oman)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:23:49 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8966</link><description><![CDATA[Come come Cllr Carey even Ed Balls that famous bean counter for New Labour has at last admitted a Labour Government, had one been returned at the last general election, would have been forced to match, if not exceed, the cuts the Con/Lib coalition has been compelled to introduce. As Our Man from Oman observes the level of cuts we are all having to endure stem from the profiglacy of Tony Blair and latterly Gordon (prudence) Brown.
Taxpayer has rightly said you should also start looking after the pennies in Warrington and the pounds might just begin to look after themselves. Unwarranted rises to the CEO and other senior officers, £147,000 for our 15 minutes of fame from the flame, mismanagement of assets in failing to collect rent arrears, £250,000 shortfall on parking to add to last year's of £130,000. They may not seem significant in isolation but collectively they all add up.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Karl at 12:50 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Karl)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:50:58 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8967</link><description><![CDATA[And of course there is always plenty of money in the pot for executive to take massive pay rises, isn't there Councillor Carey?

Alternatively you could use the powers of The Localism Bill to reverse last year's wholly inappropriate pay rises.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by grey_man at 1:13 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (grey_man)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:13:27 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8968</link><description><![CDATA[Well they have found £100k and more to re-vamp Bank Park from somewhere, so they are clearly not short of money.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by abc123 at 3:07 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (abc123)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:07:52 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8969</link><description><![CDATA[I wish people would start getting real about our town and be proud of what we have here instead of always knocking any good work that is done and constantly being negative towards good natured ambitious plans  , life can be hard enough for most people but please please stop the negative attitudes you are not helping warrington town or it's residence<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Cllr Tony higgins at 4:31 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Cllr Tony higgins)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:31:17 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8969</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7 (Reply to Comment #6)]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8972</link><description><![CDATA[As you say Cllr Higgins life can be and is hard enough for all of us. It is not made any easier when a long term mismanaged malfunctioning organisation, which has a significant impact on our lives, continues to bumble along heedlessly without any attempt at addressing any of its obvious and malfunctioning shortcomings. Any negativity that may exists comes overwhelmingly from the reluctance of those who are able to put matters right, failing to do so, whilst casting  around to blame others for a situation over which they have greater control.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Karl at 7:25 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Karl)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:25:27 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8972</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8970</link><description><![CDATA[You think so do you Councillor Higgins? What is good natured about cutting front line services while increasing executive pay by 9 per cent?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by grey_man at 5:40 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (grey_man)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:37 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8971</link><description><![CDATA[Oh dear, which residence have you selected for us to be positive about? I hope it is mine.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by eagle at 6:07 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (eagle)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:07:04 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8973</link><description><![CDATA[Unbelievable how negative and stupid people are on this website. It covers the news really well then the morons start spouting about how poor the last Labour government was. Its only gone downhill since the torys got in and I have been made redundant twice since they did. Never under a Labour government. Also people need to start seeing this town for what it is. Moving forward and changing for the better. You stand still and you get left behind. Maybe you should all move to Runcorn. You will find plenty to moan about there.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Frank at 8:00 pm, Mon 6th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Frank)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:03 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11]]></title><link>http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8975</link><description><![CDATA[...or we could just try to change the town we live in for the better. The council has structural failings that councillors are refusing to address, not least the complete lack of accountability of officers who lurch from one scandal to the next. Unless you think we should all just shut up, tug our forleocks and watch as the town falls apart under the watch of people who are more concerned with increasing their own income than delivering services.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by grey_man at 8:43 am, Tue 7th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (grey_man)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:43:43 GMT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/12486/1/Government-to-blame----finance-chief/Page1.html#Comment8975</guid></item></channel></rss>