“We haven’t taken any borrowing out in six years, and we haven’t turned things round by raising council tax.” Coming from such a position of austerity, the council has also been reluctant to rush into long-term outsourcing or private finance initiative deals. “More and more councils ...
as a qualifying body, it has 11 votes in this year’s Common Council elections. If they vote as a block they could impact the election, which is a curious thought under thecircumstances.