Grant Thornton who have been providing audit services to Birmingham City Council, have today released a report citing 12 statutory failings which have contributed to the overall crisis
Group Leader Roger Harmer led Lib Dem speeches, joined by Cllrs Jon Hunt, Morriam Jan, Izzy Knowles and Ayoub Khan and Paul Tilsley. Paul summed it up - associating the four loss areas for the council as "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Today, the section 151 officer issued a second section 114 notice - this one specifically because of Birmingham Labour's inaction to resolve the Equal Pay Crisis. Find out what happened here and how Cllrs Harmer, Jan and Tilsley responded
“It’s a self-inflicted injury, by Labour, which causes pain to the people of Birmingham”
Birmingham City Council is on life support thanks to the catastrophe brought on the by the Equal Pay crisis. In order to begin the healing process, the council MUST stop the bleed and get job evaluation sorted out, once and for all.
An extraordinary Finance and Resources took place this morning, attended by Cllr Paul Tilsley. Afterwards, Group Leader Roger Harmer summarised. “This situation is so serious, yet I fear that Birmingham Labour are still not recognising the severity"
