New Research: COUNCIL SPENDING UNCOVERED: COUNCILS EMPLOY 22% MORE MIDDLE MANAGERS THAN LAST YEAR
The average local authority employed almost 22 per cent more middle managers in 2007-08 than 2006-07. The number of staff on £50,000-plus remuneration packages has risen from 31,000 to almost 37,000 in one year. The total bill for those council staff on £50,000-plus was nearly £2.4 billion last year –... Read more...