Thursday March 6

Blogs

11am, Campaign
Tim Aker:
It's not your call Mr Gilroy

Let me ask you something.  Do you think that someone whose salary you pay should be accountable to you? Of course they should. One Council Chief Executive disagrees, and is trying to keep his pay secret - here's your opportunity to let him know what you think... - Read More

Media Coverage

- Naming high earners 'not in public interest' - should the public be entitled to know?

KENT County Council has refused to identify senior officers earning more than £100,000 a year because it fears they could become the target of public abuse. Council chief executive Peter Gilroy intervened to stop the release of the names following a request made under the Freedom of Information Act. This is despite the fact KCC released the information last year in response to an identical request, which led to him and other senior county council officers featuring in a "town hall rich list"...

The original request was made by the Taxpayers' Alliance. Ben Farrugia of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said Mr Gilroy was being "unreasonably obstructive". - Full story

- TPA opposes Welsh Council Tax rises

Matthew Elliott appeared on Good Morning Wales arguing against further council tax rises that are being introduced by local authorities across Wales. "Council tax has doubled in ten years, and yet services are still struggling - they simply aren't spending people's money properly. The solution lies with councils, not squeezing taxpayers further," he said. - Listen to the programme here (Matthew Elliott appears one hour in)