Irresponsible Council Spending
Folkestone and Hythe Council are struggling to balance the books and avoid declaring bankruptcy like some other UK councils. Redundancies are expected, services are to be cut or pared back and events such as the popular air show have been cancelled. Jim Martin (Council Leader) may well find himself between a rock and a hard place trying to find the cuts necessary.
Reform UK policy:
Allocating £4,500,000 to combat the so-called ‘climate emergency’ is unjustified madness in these dire financial circumstances. And spending £1,500,000 in a search for ways to reduce the council’s spending is a classic political oxymoron.