Cambridgeshire County Council leader Lib Dem Lucy Nethsingha "made substantial donations to two Lib Dem general election candidates, and was then rewarded with part-time Westminster jobs by both of them after they were elected, according to her register of interests." "...one of the new MPs, Ian Sollom, realised this wasn't a good look and declared that Cllr Nethsingha was not employed by him after all." (Private Eye January 2025)
Meanwhile, Cllr Nethsingha is attempting to deal with the a cumulative budget gap over the next five years of £108 million.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridgeshire-county-council-faces-massive-25312318
The steadily increasing deficit appears to have some connection to the massive unaffordable loans from the council to This Land Ltd, currently totalling £113.8 million.
Not content with the already high level of debt, "in July the council's resources committee, chaired by council leader Lucy Nethsingha, agreed in closed session to lend This Land a further £6.3 million." (Private Eye January 2025). This is despite the fact that This Land Ltd has only repaid £2 million loan principal over 3 years.
One of the direct results of giving away millions in public funds is more cuts to essential road repairs, cuts to care, and other examples of 'austerity'.
While most Cambridgeshire inhabitants will continue to comply with and pay the corporate council and its corrupt officials, some inhabitants may want to withhold Council Tax payments until the obvious corruption of the 'leader' and her colleagues is properly investigated and the miscreants held personally accountable.
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