Conservatives support higher Council Tax than the Socialists

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Conservatives support higher Council Tax than the Socialists

By Mark Pack | Thu 5th March 2009 - 2:48 pm

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Strange political times indeed in Lewisham where the Socialist councillors backed a Liberal Democrat proposal to freeze Council Tax, but Labour’s proposal to raise Council Tax got through on the casting vote of the Conservative chair of the council (even though the Conservatives had previously backed a freeze*).

Local councillor Brian Robson has the story.

* You may wish to insert some foaming at the mouth indignation in the style of Conservative blog commenters at this point along the lines of inconsistency, outrage, a disgrace to politics and eating babies.

Read more by Mark Pack or more about brian robson or lewisham council.
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