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Somerset County Council's latest flat-footed bungling has unleashed extraordinary anger from the Headteachers of Somerset's Secondary Schools. The Heads cite "lack of leadership" and say their relationship with the County Council's … [Read more...] about ANOTHER GIANT COUNTY COUNCIL BLUNDER

Somerset County Council has a bee in its bonnet. Actually it is more like a giant hornet. The council is still  deeply embarrassed about the original Skanska report which revealed dismal management of a contract by the Highways … [Read more...] about “CATCH THE SKANSKA LEAKER”

Rishi Sunak's second budget came at what we hope will be the tail end of a ghastly pandemic. The Chancellor has dug deep throughout to safeguard jobs and businesses. He has also given incredibly generous grants to councils throughout … [Read more...] about WARNINGS FOR THE CHANCELLOR

This is the story of a cover-up. A calculated plan to stop the facts emerging. A plot to conceal incompetence on a scale unseen since Somerset County Council signed itself away to IBM with a doomed joint venture called SouthWest One which … [Read more...] about COUNTY COUNCIL COVER-UP REVEALED

It is official. Local elections WILL be held, as scheduled, on May 6th. That should mean that we all get the chance to give a verdict on the performance of Somerset County Council. Its called democracy. It is intended to happen once every … [Read more...] about LET THE PEOPLE VOTE