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Tim Aker Campaign

On Saturday I was down in Bristol to launch the Bristol branch of the TaxPayers’ Alliance which, for the time being, will also cover the South West. They will be looking closely at waste, non-jobs and mismanagement at Bristol council. One of our recent non-jobs came from Bristol where the council advertised for an ‘Active Bristol Manager’, using taxpayers’ money on yet another spin doctor. If that wasn’t bad enough, just recall the Bristol councillor who declared that no one has a right to park outside their home for free. Clearly our Bristol branch will have their hands full exposing the waste at Bristol council.

You can catch up on the Bristol TPA’s progress on their blog set up over the weekend. If you’d like to get involved either email me at HQ or our organiser James. Our other branches are working to spot the waste and inefficiency in their councils. For too long councils have been spending our money as if it grew on trees. Now our supporters are out there watching what local government is doing, they won’t just have to defend the indefensible; they’ll have to answer to their constituents as to why they continue to waste their money.

If you would like to join our grassroots campaign, please register your support with us – for free – by clicking the link here. The politicians will continue to waste your money. Getting involved with the TPA is the only way to get them to stop.

Tim Aker

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Steve Robson

If you start from the assumption that “They will be looking closely at waste, non-jobs and mismanagement at Bristol council”, does it not make it hard to be impartial and praise any good the Council does.
Sorry, I forgot, you are private sector fundies, who don’t care about the truth, just about proclaiming your own warped view of reality.
The TPA Cult!!
Tim

Steve – I don’t understand how you can support waste and inefficiency in a public body. Even if the council performs pretty well and delivers reasonably good value for money, it is still wrong if it forceably takes money from people and squanders any of it on useless projects and unneccessary staff.
Call me Dave

Tim, I think you are being a bit harsh on our public sector employed £100k+ contributor. Wouldn’t you be equally defensive in his shoes??
Steve Robson

I’ve done more to root out waste and inefficiency and promote productivity in a day than any of you have done in a lifetime. The TPA focuses on trivia purely for publicity, or unrealisable savings like your 10% challenge. Meanwhile some people have to get on with the job of making ends meet through real and substantial cost savings. And others have to deliver services which people need. Much easier to stand on the sidelines and snipe I guess?