City council spends £4000 on a Xmas tree for its office

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Sophia
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Posted on: December 17, 2010 - 10:45pm

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/City-Council-spends-163-4-000-Chr...

 

Now if that wasn't bad enough I saw a TV report last night claiming that the one in the city centre cost nearly 10 grand

 

I mean local councils supposedly are going to have to cut back on services to the most vulnerable in society & yet they can splash the cash ehen it comes to Xmas decor.

 

Where's the sick bag i need to puke.

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Weedwacker
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Posted on: December 18, 2010 - 1:32am #1

I wonder if it would be OK for me to rob my neighbor at gunpoint as long as I go out and use the money to buy a Xmas tree for my office with it.  I mean after all other people that stop by will enjoy it.  He can even come by and see it if he wants.

After all that's what the spirit of the Yuletide is all about isn't it?

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ViktoriaS
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Posted on: May 30, 2012 - 7:30am #2

Another piece of world class investigative journalism from NEP. Is this going to happen every time the council spends money on a presentation, new curtains, soft toilet paper or free coffee in meetings? In the office where I work, if we want a Christmas tree then we have to put our hands in our own pckets and not expect the already overburdened tax payer to stump up! Comon guys it is time to sit up and take note of public opinion if you want to stay in office. I have nothing against this as an idea and we should celebrate Christmas but why not use the £5000 paid for the tree to buy the childrens' gifts directly? Are they likely to raise more advances on wageday than that by donations? Also, couldn't the corporate directors and the Chief Executive pay for a main tree out of their inflated salaries?

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