For me personally being interviewed by the BBC tomorrow about what it is like to live arround here and other issues for a political lunchtime program is the highlight.

But for those of you that are not me here is the news in brief.

Loss of freedoms

Our political freedom may be taken read more.

Tax Hike

"Council tax increases have been pegged to just under 4.5% by Thanet District Council, despite a poor funding settlement from central government.

Thanet District Council received a cash increase in its Revenue Support Grant from the Government of only 2.5%, but with inflation running at 4.4%, this has meant that the money received by the Council has effectively been cut."
birchington.blogspot.com

No security for you! We want all the cash for us!

Thanet Council refuse repeated pleas from locals for improvments in safty more here. Apparently it's too expesive because Thanet Council have been giving themselves too many perks. Also covered here.

Compulsory redundancies

Compulsory redundancies of library staff of at least 50% and more in some areas reported in birchington.blogspot.com