“Angry, upset and frustrated”: Swanage Conservatives on their own government

April 30, 2024 - 6:18 pm

If leaflets had a smell, this one would come with a whiff of desperation I reckon (with overtones of sewage, of course):

Hat tip: James Heale.

As Rob Wilson points out, this isn’t the only example of Conservatives giving up on the government:

“We can’t carry on living hand-to-mouth, we really cannot."

Conservative councillor Lezley Picton told a heated full meeting of Shropshire Council the central government settlement for the next financial year was not enough.

FULL STORY 👉 https://t.co/kjxcWUYkvD pic.twitter.com/x2PeiNj0IS
— BBC Shropshire (@BBCShropshire) March 1, 2024

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