Lambeth Conservatives

Lambeth Labour bosses plan to spend more than half-a-million pounds to 'polish over the cracks' in the Council's performance and impress inspectors – while residents on low incomes struggle to meet the highest council tax rise in the capital.

A leaked document reveals how Labour Lambeth has earmarked more than £560,000 to spend on new spin doctors and consultants in preparation for an inspection from public spending watchdog the Audit Commission.

Ahead of the inspectors' visit later this year, the council tax payers' cash will be used to:

employ new communications staff;
publish glossy brochures; and
erect new signage.

Lambeth's Conservative Group Leader Councillor John Whelan says: "It comes at a time when local residents have been asked to pay the highest council tax rise in London - 4.75 per cent - and when care charges for old and disabled people are set to rise to £20 per hour, leaving many of the most vulnerable people in the borough unable to afford home care."

Labels: Labour Lambeth, Spin

Labour spends £650,000 MORE on spin to impress government inspectors