At a time when most public sector workers are facing redundancy or deep pay cuts, Cambridgeshire County councillors have voted for a 25% pay rise for themselves.
Council Leader Nick Clarke, whose pay rises from £29,246 to £38,000 a year, including a ‘special responsibility allowance.’, defends his vote below:
And he told a meeting at Shire Hall which narrowly voted in favour of the increases that he couldn’t care less what the press or “anonymous Tweeters” thought about him.
“I will vote in favour and I am not worried about the plethora of letter writers going to appear in Cambridgeshire Times next week,” he said.
“Neither am I concerned about the vociferous and anonymous tweeters without the guts to stand up and say what they think to your face.
“The people I will answer to are my electorate and as I long as they are satisfied I am doing a good job I will continue to stand. I’m proud of my record and I can stand by that record.”
Via the Cambs Times.
Fatcat Nick Clarke does not seem to understand that many of the letter writers and tweeters will be his electorate.
Click the Youtube link to see other councillors explaining why they voted for a £25% rise while their consitutents suffer.
Are we all in this together, Mr Clarke?
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