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…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”