Bill for Leicester's mayor, assistant mayors and other councillors nearly £1 million

“Although I am a life long Labour voter, I am horrified by the political snout troughing at Leicester City Council. Can anyone explain or justify the large sums paid to Rory Palmer?”

“What a joke”

“So people are complaining that the cost has gone down (albeit marginally)?”

“Quote: "People consent to follow leaders"

True, and since almost 50,000 people voted first choice for Sir Peter Soulsby as Mayor, even you garyb have to admit that the people have consented in a big way, if you are at all honest.”

“Er Bob - the story is about SPS and his chums - my concerns are City not County

If SPS is such a good leader why does he dictateso much?

People consent to follow leaders - dictators enforce their will (hence why SPS chooses to ignore force his decisions through - after all he was trained as a teacher)

The former leader of the County Council is a fool and should have gone long ago - sadly we are left with a load of Labour liggers”

“I see you have reverted to being garyb2011 again instead of democrat. Enough said.

Democrat, go on say it, even if the words stick in your craw - Sir Peter Soulsby makes a far better leader than the former leader of Leicestershire Council did!"

I am still waiting for that answer!”

“Bob

£59,924.75 (for the moment until it is 'Reviewed and Backdated)

Fake 'consultations'
'Pushing' things through
'Connecting Leicester' -otherwise known as spending EU (our)money
Pandering to Client groups
Gipsy camps - still unresolved
Thurnby Lodge -still unresolved
Pushing Council Tax up (we pay again but don't consider our views will you SPS?)
DMU Student accomodation - who runs this City anyway?
No plan
No vision
Borrowing money that WE will have to re-pay when he is on a Final-Salary Pension (that WE will be paying for too)
Thinking that £14 million for 'green' street lamps is a priority
Appointing Rory Palmer
Appointing more Deputy Assistant Mayors than a City 10 times the size of Leicester would need
Being a professional politician
Treating the rest of us with contempt

Need I go on?”

“Quote: "democrat, you failed to remind me - what did the former leader of Leicestershire County Council do?

I am beginning to suspect that you are no democrat, merely a right wing Con that wishes to dishonestly dish dirt on an honest politician who travels second class, often by bus and who pays for himself; this in great contrast to the former leader of Leicestershire County Council who travelled first class, never on a bus, and often by chauffeur driven limousine all paid for by others of course.

Democrat, go on say it, even if the words stick in your craw - Sir Peter Soulsby makes a far better leader than the former leader of Leicestershire Council did!"

I am still waiting for that answer!”

“I suppose it depends on how much work they put in for these allowances, I wouldn't necessarily say that £1million is ridiculous spread across the 60 odd people listed above but that is entirely dependent on the value that represents. There seems to be some suggestion that people should undertake their duties for free including paying all travelling expenses and any other costs that they incur in doing their job but would we really fill their positions with what would effectively be volunteers?

Of course if your argument is that we simply don't need them and that they serve no purpose then any amount spent on the people above is a waste.

Maybe we should try getting by without any councillors, mayors, nobody just to see how we get on?”

“@Macmonkey74 I do apologise. I seem to have been misinformed. Seems like they ALL have their big snouts in the trough. Maybe if these politicians led from the front and cut their OWN wages/expenses people would ALL knuckle down and take austerity on the chin. No chance of that !!! Parasites the whole damn lot of them”