On Saturday, November 5th, Bath TPA supporters gathered to put a rocket under the position of B&NES’ Chief Executive. At a busy Farmers’ Market at Green Park Station, they collected a number of signatures calling for the next Bath council boss to take a pay cut of £50,000 from the current sum of £210,000 (including pension benefits) to £160,000.
[caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Bath TPA supporters (left to right), Matt Showering, Ben Lodge and Tim Newark show the signatures for their petition collected at Bath’s Farmers’ Market."]
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Many locals, fed up with high wages being spent on senior council officials rather than frontline services, called for an even bigger pay cut.
[caption id="attachment_41890" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Ben Lodge collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
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This demand has had broad support from across the political spectrum in Bath, including a recent letter in the Bath Chronicle from the local Green Party calling for the same council wage cut.
[caption id="attachment_41891" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Matt Showering collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
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It was sparked by the incoming Chief Executive of Islington Borough Council, Lesley Seary, volunteering a pay cut of £50,000 to bring her wage down to £160,000. ‘We are committed to tackling inequality in all its forms,’ she said, ‘and putting money back in the pockets of our residents.’ If it’s good enough for her, why not the next Chief Executive in Bath?
[caption id="attachment_41892" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Tim Newark, Bath & South-West grassroots coordinator, collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
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[caption id="attachment_41893" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Vicky Newark collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
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Tim Newark, Bath & South-West TaxPayers’ AllianceOn Saturday, November 5th, Bath TPA supporters gathered to put a rocket under the position of B&NES’ Chief Executive. At a busy Farmers’ Market at Green Park Station, they collected a number of signatures calling for the next Bath council boss to take a pay cut of £50,000 from the current sum of £210,000 (including pension benefits) to £160,000.
[caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Bath TPA supporters (left to right), Matt Showering, Ben Lodge and Tim Newark show the signatures for their petition collected at Bath’s Farmers’ Market."][/caption]
Many locals, fed up with high wages being spent on senior council officials rather than frontline services, called for an even bigger pay cut.
[caption id="attachment_41890" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Ben Lodge collects signature from Bath stallholder."][/caption]
This demand has had broad support from across the political spectrum in Bath, including a recent letter in the Bath Chronicle from the local Green Party calling for the same council wage cut.
[caption id="attachment_41891" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Matt Showering collects signature from Bath stallholder."][/caption]
It was sparked by the incoming Chief Executive of Islington Borough Council, Lesley Seary, volunteering a pay cut of £50,000 to bring her wage down to £160,000. ‘We are committed to tackling inequality in all its forms,’ she said, ‘and putting money back in the pockets of our residents.’ If it’s good enough for her, why not the next Chief Executive in Bath?
[caption id="attachment_41892" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Tim Newark, Bath & South-West grassroots coordinator, collects signature from Bath stallholder."][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_41893" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Vicky Newark collects signature from Bath stallholder."][/caption]
Tim Newark, Bath & South-West TaxPayers’ Alliance
[caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Bath TPA supporters (left to right), Matt Showering, Ben Lodge and Tim Newark show the signatures for their petition collected at Bath’s Farmers’ Market."]
[/caption]Many locals, fed up with high wages being spent on senior council officials rather than frontline services, called for an even bigger pay cut.
[caption id="attachment_41890" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Ben Lodge collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]This demand has had broad support from across the political spectrum in Bath, including a recent letter in the Bath Chronicle from the local Green Party calling for the same council wage cut.
[caption id="attachment_41891" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Matt Showering collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]It was sparked by the incoming Chief Executive of Islington Borough Council, Lesley Seary, volunteering a pay cut of £50,000 to bring her wage down to £160,000. ‘We are committed to tackling inequality in all its forms,’ she said, ‘and putting money back in the pockets of our residents.’ If it’s good enough for her, why not the next Chief Executive in Bath?
[caption id="attachment_41892" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Tim Newark, Bath & South-West grassroots coordinator, collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_41893" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Vicky Newark collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]Tim Newark, Bath & South-West TaxPayers’ AllianceOn Saturday, November 5th, Bath TPA supporters gathered to put a rocket under the position of B&NES’ Chief Executive. At a busy Farmers’ Market at Green Park Station, they collected a number of signatures calling for the next Bath council boss to take a pay cut of £50,000 from the current sum of £210,000 (including pension benefits) to £160,000.
[caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Bath TPA supporters (left to right), Matt Showering, Ben Lodge and Tim Newark show the signatures for their petition collected at Bath’s Farmers’ Market."]
[/caption]Many locals, fed up with high wages being spent on senior council officials rather than frontline services, called for an even bigger pay cut.
[caption id="attachment_41890" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Ben Lodge collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]This demand has had broad support from across the political spectrum in Bath, including a recent letter in the Bath Chronicle from the local Green Party calling for the same council wage cut.
[caption id="attachment_41891" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Matt Showering collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]It was sparked by the incoming Chief Executive of Islington Borough Council, Lesley Seary, volunteering a pay cut of £50,000 to bring her wage down to £160,000. ‘We are committed to tackling inequality in all its forms,’ she said, ‘and putting money back in the pockets of our residents.’ If it’s good enough for her, why not the next Chief Executive in Bath?
[caption id="attachment_41892" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Tim Newark, Bath & South-West grassroots coordinator, collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_41893" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Vicky Newark collects signature from Bath stallholder."]
[/caption]Tim Newark, Bath & South-West TaxPayers’ Alliance