[BITList] Somebody at last has the right idea!

[franka]

        * LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS MAN *

        **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 Doncasterin 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 councilors 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 councilors are needed to runDoncaster".

        He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association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 non-twinning. 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 forDoncaster’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.











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