Labour-run Leeds City Council is has been having a tough time recently as it faces an “unprecedented” financial black hole. The council axed its Child Bereavement Services to save £136,000, despite providing 1,200 crucial support sessions a year to grieving families…
And yet, while parents mourning their children are left in the lurch, the council has found taxpayer cash for something else: special two-hour “Personal Performance Anxiety Training” sessions. Not for struggling residents, but for councillors who are feeling a bit wobbly about their performance at work. The training covers vital concerns such as:
No word yet on how much this group therapy session will set the taxpayer back. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…
UPDATE: The council have now cancelled these sessions for the “foreseeable future” after UK DOGE’s story. Victory…
Bookmark this from Andy Burnham:
2029: “that’s when the next election will be.”
May 2027: “Absolutely not.”
“No election any time soon.”
“All of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead.”