Stories from the national newspapers and blogroll this week include Boris Johnson bowing to pressure and undermined over his ‘banking exodus’; Brighton and Hove City Council delivers a damaging budget and Cllr Harry Phibbs and Andy Slaughter MP battle it out over Hammersmith and Fulham’s housing policy.
The Mirror reports that 25,000 council jobs are under threat, Unison General Secretary, Dave Prentis comments that “Councils’ decisions to cut spending, freeze council tax and cut jobs are very much politically motivated.” Below is a video from the protest over cuts outside Birmingham City Council:
On that note, Brighton and Hove City Council have announced their budget that makes cuts across the board (potentially stranding students with special needs) while freezing council tax.
The Guardian reports that Boris Johnson is bowing to pressure to remove Cllr Bertha Joseph from her position as deputy chair of the London Fire Authority, but Adam Bienkov at Tory Troll believes that he’s still reluctant to fire Cllr Joseph.
Following Tory Stories’ report on the Mayor’s international standing the Guardian questions his assertion that the Robin Hood Tax will drive bankers from the city of London.
On his London Blog Dave Hill advises everyone to cough up £4 to listen to Andy Slaughter, MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush take on Cllr Harry Phibbs from the Hammersmith and Fulham Council over the Borough’s housing plans.
