A maverick mayor elected after promising to slash council spending,
clear the streets of yobs and ditch politically correct services is the
torchbearer for how towns should be run.
On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire , Peter
Davies cut his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closed the council’s
newspaper for "peddling politics on the rates".
Now three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead with plans he
hopes will see the number of town councillors cut from 63 to just 21,
saving taxpayers £800,000.
Mr Davies said: "If 100 senators can run the United States of America
, I can’t see how 63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster ".
He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association and
the Local Government Information Unit, saving another £200,000. Mr
Davies said, "They are just talking shops".
" Doncaster is in for some serious untwinning. We are twinned with
probably nine other cities around the world and they are just for
people to fly off and have a binge at the council’s expense".
The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by Mr Davies and
the driver given another job. Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster,
swept to power in the May election with 24,244 votes as a candidate for
the English Democrats, a party that wants tight immigration curbs, an
English Parliament and a law forcing every public building to fly the
flag of St. George.
He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster ‘s International
Women’s Day, Black History Month and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender History Month.
He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with what people
want.
"We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make in reduced
taxes and use the rest for things we really need, like improved
children’s services".
Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across the country
and abroad as news of his no-nonsense approach spreads.
Now it’s your chance to spread this most sensible way to run a town
council.
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