Just thought it might be worth flagging up that Birmingham Council’s own taxpayer-funded motorists are among those vulnerable to a misplaced Union Jack.
In July, local taxpayers paid out about £34,000 on council credit cards at petrol stations, mostly in the city but some as far afield as Cornwall. They also paid almost £7,000 to e.on next which is ‘perfect for electric vehicles’.
With all this driving about, it’s natural local taxpayers would have to stump up for hotels from time to time. They’ve paid for accommodation at Holiday Inns, Hiltons and similar in places like Sunderland, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Stockton-on-Tees and even Birmingham (which seems a bit odd).
Local taxpayers also spent at least £16,600 with Amazon on council credit cards last month. This helped bring total spending on our flexible friends to £232,000 in July and £4.5 million in the past 12 months.
Other purchases included various sums at shops like Asda, Tesco, Pret-a-manger and McDonald’s (£54 last month, well down on last August’s £625), the Old Joint Stock (£415) and Rudy’s (£267).
Event professionals Off Limits got £3,894; Wesley Media, who provide ‘truly personal and unique ceremonies’ got £13,500; WaterPlus, who offer ‘tailored water solutions’, were paid £25,000.
As for Birmingham’s clean air zone, council credit cards paid £4,008 in July, not bad considering the council staff’s old bangers cost local taxpayers £19,766 in October 2021 but a lot worse than the £334 spent this May.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15003113/Fury-Labour-run-council-tears-dangerous-St-Georges-Union-Jack-flags.html
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