Cancer Salesman gets Vogon Support

Kay Cutts has offered her support and pleasure at the return of Ken Clarke to government. In a throwback to the 1980s Cutts is said to be proposing that all tory members of council should donne similar dress to that now being worn by Mr Clarke as a mark of respect. This new dress code has been welcomed by Mr and Mrs Quidsin as they were told the cost of the new uniform may be covered by extra expenses.

The former health minister while away from Government has been spending his spare time while being an MP in selling lung Cancer to the third world and a number of lucrative directorships. He is said to be very pleased with himself and his new frock, as the picture clearly shows.

Vogons may need to Carry Wing Mirrors

Following the failure of Bruce (subsidy junkie) Laughton to win the Gedling seat in the general election, (against all the national trends), Vogons may need to start wearing wing mirrors.

If you saw the results on TV Mr Laughton was clearly not happy when he lost the vote. Its widely thought in County Hell politics that he has just been waiting his time. As an alleged rival to Cutts our message to the Vogon leader get some wing mirrors you may need to watch your back, as Brucie may have ambitions?

A lucky win

Cllr Eric Kerry has cause to celebrate. Not only has his football club, although almost bankrupt and saved from the brink, after he sold it to the highest bidder won the championship, but he has collected several thousands of pounds from the bookmakers. Last year when he was a director, he placed a bet on Notts County Football Club to win the championship at 33:1, when no one thought they had a chance. Of course it was fortuitous for him that within days great things happened and they landed Sven Ericsson as manager and the odds immediately shortened. See here for how I reported it at the time.

Now he will enjoy the fruits of his lucky gamble. Perhaps he may even share it with the hapless residents of Beeston who will pay his parking tax without the benefit of his Councillors allowance for good causes. (see here for details)

Well we have seen the county tories what next

This blog is normally a bit cheeky and we had vowed we would keep it down during the election.

However we have been sent a link to this rather moving blog. This for once this shows the real affect of whats going on without our jaundiced eye.

USE YOUR VOTE, but use it wisely!

How to spend a penny (but only if its yours)

A number of corespondents from County Hell have informed that the updated councillors allowances have been published for the year. It seems that just being a councillor is worth £12,900 a year whilst the "Leader" of the council receives an additional £30,000+ allowance. Then of, course, there appears to be lots of "expenses" which can also be claimed, as well as money for sitting of committees or having a cabinet post.

One wit has said the only thing they don't seem to be able to claim for is a visit to the loo!. But they do claim to spend a penny as long as its yours.

No wonder Cllr and Cllr Quigley are now widely known as Mr and Mrs Quidsin.

Calling all developers

I am told that an advert appeared in the Guardian last Thursday for Care homes in Nottinghamshire. The descriptions sounded remarkably like those owned by the County and which Kay Cutts, Bruce Laughton and Mel Shepherd are keen to turn into cash.

If you are interested in picking up a bargain then there will be an event for potential bidders on 29 April 2010. For further details contact Cherry Dunk, Strategic Development Programme Manager at County Hall; cherrydunk@nottscc.gov.uk or phone (0115) 977 3268.

What happened to the 12 months moritorium? Not even 12 weeks.

Of course with the Councillor who thought Munto Finance would be good for Notts County about to get promoted within the vogon administration we can expect some wonders now.

Building in Green Belt

There is much argument about building in the Green Belt throughout the County. Kay Cutts and others declare their ownership of great areas of Notts which undoubtedly would become very valuable if planning permission were granted. However, a general election looms and all plans for these massive developments (especially around Hucknall, Radcliffe and Trowell) have been kept very quiet.

Unfortunately they forgot to brief the national party and one senior Tory accidentally let the cat out the bag:

Stewart Jackson, (I claimed £66,000 expenses for my swimming pool click here) the Shadow Minister for Communities and development proposed at a recent Nottinghamshire Fire Committee meeting that new fire stations be built in Green Belt away from the communities which they serve. At first this was thought of as a very silly money saving exercise (Green belt land is cheap and the old fire station sites could be sold for development) but hearing this and comparing it to documents/email exchanges anonymously released to me show the real reason for establishing the fire stations in the centres of projected communities.