Council's quarterly jobs statistics have never been so interesting

Cornwall Council announced a recruitment freeze in October 2009. Three months later, council leader Alec Robertson told us that natural wastage alone could save nearly 1,000 jobs a year - that's 83 posts per month, or nearly three jobs per day. So far the recruitment freeze should have saved 250 jobs. I have been asking for the council's quarterly headcount stats since February and will post them here as soon as they become available.

Council's quarterly jobs statistics have never been so interesting

Cornwall Council announced a recruitment freeze in October 2009. Three months later, council leader Alec Robertson told us that natural wastage alone could save nearly 1,000 jobs a year - that's 83 posts per month, or nearly three jobs per day. So far the recruitment freeze should have saved 250 jobs. I have been asking for the council's quarterly headcount stats since February and will post them here as soon as they become available.

Iceland votes...

...and 93% say "let's not pay the money back." So it's back with the lawyers, until further notice.

Iceland votes...

...and 93% say "let's not pay the money back." So it's back with the lawyers, until further notice.

The importance of plain speaking

Falmouth & Camborne's Lib Dem MP Julia Goldsworthy has some explaining to do. Speaking on the BBC 3 "First Time Voters' Question Time" she appeared to suggest she thought it would be a good idea if the BBC was forced to sell Radio One, and to close some of its websites. This is contrary to national Liberal Democrat policy.

Her remarks have provoked some fury and indignation on the Liberal Democrat Voice website - together with some comments suggesting that Ms Goldsworthy was mis-reported. I'm trying to get hold of a transcript of exactly what it is she did say and will post her exact words on this blog as soon as possible.

But whatever it was she was trying to say, she must now spend time on the back foot - time I'm sure she would rather spend campaigning in the new Camborne & Redruth constituency.

The importance of plain speaking

Falmouth & Camborne's Lib Dem MP Julia Goldsworthy has some explaining to do. Speaking on the BBC 3 "First Time Voters' Question Time" she appeared to suggest she thought it would be a good idea if the BBC was forced to sell Radio One, and to close some of its websites. This is contrary to national Liberal Democrat policy.

Her remarks have provoked some fury and indignation on the Liberal Democrat Voice website - together with some comments suggesting that Ms Goldsworthy was mis-reported. I'm trying to get hold of a transcript of exactly what it is she did say and will post her exact words on this blog as soon as possible.

But whatever it was she was trying to say, she must now spend time on the back foot - time I'm sure she would rather spend campaigning in the new Camborne & Redruth constituency.

Newquay Airport for sale (one day)

Cornwall Council has no formal policy on whether to privatise Newquay Airport, making it (as far as I can tell) the only local authority in England with 100% of the shares in its main regional air terminal. So this morning's comment by the cabinet member responsible, Carolyn Rule, was quite interesting:

"Long term the council aren't the best people to be running an airport....three to four years down the line we'll look at things again."