Chip and Bin

Wakefield is one of the 60 plus authorities who are having chips fitted to recycling bins. I for one suspect the motive is to find another source of revenue by levying fines on council tax payers.

The Wakefield Express has an item here from a member of the public about the latest batch of bins that are being issued.

It is typical, but also a shame, that thought has not been given to using this sort of device to support and reward those members of the community who are working hard to recycle but so typical of this Labour controlled council.

This linked to the LGA's Labour group who have already shown their hand by talking about bin fines along with road pricing, house council tax re-banding and workplace parking charges gives an indication of the methods that Gordon proposes to deploy to gouge more money from our pockets so that he can waste it.

We will oppose ill-thought tax and spend proposals whilst looking to give the Council Tax Payers of Wakefield more realistic and helpful options.

Have a look at David Cameron's speech to the Conservative Councillors Association about value for money in your town hall.