Well, This Will Upset Brian.

[Raven]

It will keep him going in new "someone told me" threads for quite a while. 
BUT, it does have a very serious side to it as well.


BBC News - Birmingham City Council 'effectively bankrupt'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66715441

[Ashy]

How can they be bankrupt when they've all got 5 million stashed away?

With one possible exception.

[Diasi]

But fair play to Brian.

Has he or has he not been warning about the profligate irresponsible spending by Birmingham City Council for as long as he's been on the PF forum?

Many laughed at him & now, it would seem, he's been proved right.

[klondike]

It's the council that's bankrupt not the councillors who have, possibly, far more than a mere 5 million stashed.

I saw mention of an Oracle IT system. If they had wanted to save a few bob they could have used an open source alternative to that.

September 05, 2023, 11:59:01 AM

But fair play to Brian.

Has he or has he not been warning about the profligate irresponsible spending by Birmingham City Council for as long as he's been on the PF forum?

Many laughed at him & now, it would seem, he's been proved right.

When the target is 180 degrees wide in front of you  then you'd have to work hard to miss.

[GrannyMac]

But fair play to Brian.

Has he or has he not been warning about the profligate irresponsible spending by Birmingham City Council for as long as he's been on the PF forum?

Many laughed at him & now, it would seem, he's been proved right.

Except it would take a lot of councillors' jollies (thats what he complains about) to spend that much! Perhaps its time to consider a charge on anyone in Brum with over £7m, thats how much he's been told that 'some people' have.

It sounds as if they've gone cheap on IT, and are now paying the price to get it right, along with historic cases of equal pay claims.

[Diasi]

Except it would take a lot of councillors' jollies (thats what he complains about) to spend that much!

You've missed out the Mayor's car. Lol 

But he did point to the general lack of fiscal prudence which, when combined, could have been significant.

[GrannyMac]

I agree, he did.  His local Wetherspoons will be buzzing!  😁

[klondike]

I thought that was where he got the dirt on them. It was always "man said" not "I said" and of course  all the anonymous phone calls.

[GrannyMac]

Everything in Birmingham will be cancelled now. Forever. 🥴

[klondike]

Except the silly o'clock running club...

[GrannyMac]

BCC are on the ball! They've rung Brian about his council tax for next year. That'll save them. 

[Michael Rolls]

    

[Diasi]

[Scrumpy]

[klondike]

Did they ask about his spare rooms?