Cornovii in 60 seconds • Shropshire Council owns Cornovii• Shropshire Council lends it money• Those loans are secured on public land• If Cornovii fails, the Council is on the hook• The taxpayer ultimately carries the risk We ask why that arrangement is still described as “arm’s length”. They call it “commercial”.They call it “arm’s length”.Continue reading “Property Development for Beginners (By People Who Won’t Pay the Bill)”
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The £56 Express: You Pay, They Play
Bins, Bags, and Brass Necks Once upon a time, in the rolling hills of Shropshire, garden waste was collected for free. Grass clippings, hedge trimmings, and the odd forlorn courgette plant went off without fuss. Then, in a stroke of genius that only local government could dream up, residents were told: *“That’ll be £56, please.Continue reading “The £56 Express: You Pay, They Play”
We’re Net Zero and Net Broke – But Morally Radiant
“This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organising genius could produce a shortage of both.”— Aneurin Bevan, Labour MP and founding father of the NHS Ah, Bevan. A man who could spot a political farce when he saw one. Little did he know that decades later, his homeland –Continue reading “We’re Net Zero and Net Broke – But Morally Radiant”
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