Written by Loretta Vendetta Wednesday, 24 June 2009 00:00
The number of staff in Westminster City Council’s £3.2 million a year press and communications department has more than doubled in size, from 13 to 30, over the five year period from 2004 to 2009, according to information unearthed by Labour Councillors.
The year-by-year growth figures, which represent a 130% increase, are:
2004 - 13 staff
2005 - 20 staff
2006 - 23 staff
2007 - 23 staff
2008 - 26 staff
2009 - 30 staff
Labour Councillor Guthrie McKie said “There can be no justification for the bloated size of the Conservative ’spin’ operation when hundreds of staff are losing their jobs and charges for meals on wheels and home care visits for the elderly are rising at considerably more than inflation. The priority should be to protect front line services for children, the elderly and the vulnerable, not glossy leaflets and ’spin’.”
Source: Labour Matters
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