http://www.politicalpenguin.org.uk/2008/02/i-do-love-good-balanced-reporting/ Still under development Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:23:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.politicalpenguin.org.uk/2008/02/i-do-love-good-balanced-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Political Penguin Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:05:44 +0000 /?p=293#comment-527 I don't think the star rating system was around at the time of Orwell. That is of course if you give any credence to the system in the first place. My local authority (Walsall) has been getting lots of stars in recent years. Doesn't change my view that they're a shite council. (Note to self, threaten to take them to the Local Government Ombudsman tomorrow for maladministration, they might just do something then on an issue that they've been not working on since January), (further note to self, think of an use for the brown wheelie bin they sent me on Monday as my garden is only 25m square-ish and produces no non-compostable organic waste), (further further note to self, try to see if one of the only two people Walsall Council employ to clean drains [after they got rid of the others last year] can unblock the storm drain outside my house, only been blocked for the last 6 years). I don’t think the star rating system was around at the time of Orwell. That is of course if you give any credence to the system in the first place. My local authority (Walsall) has been getting lots of stars in recent years. Doesn’t change my view that they’re a shite council. (Note to self, threaten to take them to the Local Government Ombudsman tomorrow for maladministration, they might just do something then on an issue that they’ve been not working on since January), (further note to self, think of an use for the brown wheelie bin they sent me on Monday as my garden is only 25m square-ish and produces no non-compostable organic waste), (further further note to self, try to see if one of the only two people Walsall Council employ to clean drains [after they got rid of the others last year] can unblock the storm drain outside my house, only been blocked for the last 6 years).

]]> http://www.politicalpenguin.org.uk/2008/02/i-do-love-good-balanced-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Parallel Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:23:49 +0000 /?p=293#comment-528 Dudley's budget may not have gone through council yet but we all know its council tax will still be a lot lower than Sandwell's, and that's without the massive extra amounts Sandwell gets from central government to make up for its incompetence. As Orwell might have said "Four stars good, two stars bad". Dudley’s budget may not have gone through council yet but we all know its council tax will still be a lot lower than Sandwell’s, and that’s without the massive extra amounts Sandwell gets from central government to make up for its incompetence. As Orwell might have said “Four stars good, two stars bad”.

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