Juggling With EggsAug 19, 2025

The fallout out of the #Tories Bonfire of the Quangos 15 years ago…

Only 1% of councils now submit audited accounts on time using private accountancy firms that have tripled their rates during the time period.

Thanks #Cameron for replacing the serviceable Audit Committee with expensive ‘market chaos’.

#NeverForget
#ToryGreed
#Austerity

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/19/scrapping-of-audit-commission-england-councils-soaring-costs-chaos-report

Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’

Highly critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisis

The Guardian
pennineSep 7, 2024
As the mist begins to clear re the Cameron Govt's 'bonfire of red tape' the horror of #Grenfell becomes clearer. Eric Pickles attempts 2 diminish his role in cutting regulations, but evidence given by officials contradicts this. Pickles should lose his peerage, & all Tories involved in the 'bonfire of red tape' should face investigation.https://rb.gy/9kdesy #rejoinEU #ToryGreed
Eric Pickles urged to quit as Tory peer over Grenfell inquiry criticism

Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP at time of fire, says former housing secretary should ‘have grace to resign’

The Guardian
pennineJul 8, 2024
Beware 'revolving door' politicians. Tories rejected by the electorate may be tempted to monetize their experience, i.e. take lucrative private sectore jobs. No, you were expected to serve the public, & well paid for it. #Torygreed has been despicable. This kind of greed has eaten away at the moral fibre of British people. https://rb.gy/bmiivt #compassion #empathy
Six top politicians who exited Westminster via the ‘revolving door’

Starmer and Johnson among public servants who failed to consult watchdog before taking lucrative job

The Guardian
Mrs CloudyJul 5, 2024
Wake up to find I have a Tory MP. Change from SNP. "Fuck off neighbours", is my first response. Too many twatting Tories in Aberdeenshire. #SNPFailure #ToryGreed
pennineJul 2, 2024
As #ThamesWater struggles 4 cash after distributing £Billions 2 shareholders, #EdDavey's great campaign to highlight these problems gathers pace. The message is clear, to stop #TorySewageParty vote #LibDem on Thursday. #ToriesOut #ToryLiars #rejoinEU #ToryGreed #TacticalVoting https://rb.gy/k7xf5h
Tories failed on water pollution and let firms off the hook – Lib Dem leader

Sir Ed Davey lambasted the Government on a visit to Chichester.

The Independent
pennineJun 28, 2024
These Tories infested with #greed. #Zahawi pays nearly £5Million 2 HMRC after tax 'mistake'. His original declarations 2 HMRC were a 'mistake'. I'll bet they were, he didn't make a mistake the other way did he?? https://rb.gy/tp6w0b #ToryLiars #ToryGreed #ToriesUnfitToGovern #StandwithUkraine
Nadhim Zahawi admits he paid nearly £5m to HMRC after ‘careless mistake’

Tory former minister says he made error over tax paid on sales of YouGov shares after previously saying he was being ‘smeared’

The Guardian
pennineJun 13, 2024
An estimated 7.57 million treatments were waiting to be carried out by our #NHS at the end of April. #Sunak insisted that the waiting list was coming down, it was GOING UP. Sunak's lies cannot disguise these shocking & heartbreaking figures. #ToryLiars https://rb.gy/sy2wa1 #RejoinEU #ToryCorruption #ToryGreed
NHS treatment waiting list creeps back up for first time in seven months in fresh blow for Sunak

Some 30,000 patients added to NHS waiting lists after prime minister claimed figures were coming down

The Independent
pennineJun 11, 2024
#Torymanifesto out today. Tories are so desperate they'll promise anything, whatever the cost to the British people. No provision 4 paying says #IFS, these greed infested Tories will promise 2 change water into wine if they think it'll save them. IFS forecasts massive cuts in public services from these heartless & incompetent Tories. We will suffer even more if this Tory extremist dreamland ever came to pass. https://t.co/76CQol2BwG #lToryLiars #ToryGreed #ToryCorruption
Rick Parkin 💙🏍️ (@RickParkin) on X

Party who increased taxes to record levels says they will continue to cut taxes #ToryManifesto @RishiSunak @Conservatives

X (formerly Twitter)
pennineMay 10, 2024
#BBCToday #Hunt displays the same Tory heartless hubris & incompetence. Tories plane to abolish NI, according to #IFS this will cost £45Billion. Hunt attacks welfare with extremist glee, despicable. https://rb.gy/h0ioyu #SunakOut #ToryGreed #RejoinEU #ToryChaos #StandWithUkraine #Internationalism #fraternity
Income tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests

Labour says chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, and party questions how move would be paid for

The Guardian
Show threadForgotten HeroApr 25, 2024

@CheRosach

I have long advocated (but nobody listens) for a change to the way pay rises work.
If a company can make an across the board rise of X% it should calculate that on the total wage bill (easy to do from the accounts) divide that cash figure by the number of hours worked by its employees (easy to do from the accounts) and that cash is what everyone gets, The same £:p per hour incrrease and not a % of what they were individually paid.

#FairPayForAll
#ToryGreed
#FairPayForAll