Leeds City Council has unveiled its new ‘Leeds Cultural Investment Programme’ to fund various art projects as “arts & cultural activity is the golden thread that runs through everything we do. From improving health and wellbeing, to driving inclusive growth and supporting our zero carbon goals.” Cost to council taxpayer: £167,006…
A few of the more creative events caught Guido’s eye:
For £167,006, you could:
Leeds hiked council tax by 5% this year. The taxpayer may have a view on which should be prioritised…
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”