The first population info from the 2011 census came out today.
There’s plenty of stuff about it on the national newspaper websites – the Guardian is particularly good at presenting the data with an interactive map. Here’s their main graphic for Rochford:
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July 16th, 2012 at 06:07
I find this stat hard to believe,
” The number of children aged between five and and fourteen has dropped by 6% ”
There seems to be millions of these kids about, mostly on little silver scooters…
July 16th, 2012 at 11:07
Children aren’t spread evenly across each street in the district – things go very much in cycles! In a new development, you have few children in the first few years, then lots of kids, then a decline….
Anyway , I wouldn’t worry about little silver scooters, my prediction is that whistles are going to be this summer’s new topic of conversation….
July 17th, 2012 at 09:07
Can’t wait…..
July 18th, 2012 at 05:07
Could be worse than whistles….remember way way back in 2010 when the dreaded vuvuzelas were predicted to spread everywhere as the next big thing?! Thank heaven for small mercies.
July 18th, 2012 at 08:07
Cllr Seagers, are you able to throw any light on the reasons why EEC will not tell taxpayers why they chose to spend £5.1m on trips abroad, bar bills etc. I have written to Mr Stephen Castle but he has not responded.
July 21st, 2012 at 08:07
Rayleigh Resident
Don’t you think District Councillors have enough to do keeping Rochford District Council expenditure within the tight constraints of its own ever shrinking budget?
Why should I have any idea what the background to the relative minutiae of Essex County Council spending may be relative to its huge budget? And no, not for one moment am I suggesting that such absolute total amounts are trivial, but explaining the what/when/how/who of the alleged information was allegedly requested by and from and then allegedly refused to, would have been a good starting point if anyone wanted to explore it further. If the stated nature of the information allegedly refused is any guide, I suspect a poorly drafted FoIA request may have been responsible for the alleged refusal perhaps?
July 21st, 2012 at 12:07
Rayleigh Resident
Having now searched back and found what may be the roots of this claim, I see it is related to a £5.1m spend over 27 months on charge cards, of which it appeared only £90K was spent as the Daily Telegraph and Brentwood Gazette headlines so misleadingly implied, reflective of the increasing desperation in the Press to sell copy, was £5.1m “on corporate credit cards in the last two years, including fast food, trips to theme parks and hotels in India…..”.
As Lib-Dem County Councillors seem to have known all about this when asking for an enquiry in Council, perhaps they can first enlighten us as to whether the main £5m was spent wisely and necessarily? What I do know is that few people pay by cheque or cash these days, and invoicing for payment would not be appropriate for smaller amounts in many instances of an immediate need.
If anything, it is possibly surprising if so little were spent on hotels, theme parks or fast food etc., presumably for child care, or for legitimate UK seminars or training etc. away from Essex. India? Sounds like it could perhaps be IT or call centre outsourcing being investigated.
But unlike others quoted, I would not wish to shoot uninformed from the hip, for which they may well have previous form.
From a previous post:
“Essex County Council have this week rejected having an inquiry into the spending of £5.1 million on Council charge cards.
This followed revelations in the Brentwood Gazette regarding spending £87,000 in hotels and resorts, £3,000 spent in bars, night clubs and discos, and various other items.”
July 21st, 2012 at 03:07
As you say Colin, the public is uninformed. So I think an inquiry (which the County Lib Dems were asking for) seems a very good idea.
After all, for heavens sake, we are talking about a council where the LEADER was sent to jail on expenses issues! The County Council really has lost the benefit of the doubt on these issues, and won’t get it back by blocking inquiries.
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:07
Chris
My understanding was that this related to spending by Essex County Council OFFICERS not any elected Member.
July 22nd, 2012 at 02:07
It probably does relate to officers (but I’m not even sure about that). However Lord H’s expenses were of course sanctioned and processed by officers.
The only trip to India that I know about is this one:
http://onlinefocus.org/?p=1776
It seems perfectly reasonable to have an inquiry and if I was a Conservative County Councillor (let alone a Lib Dem!) I’d welcome one – even if only to clear the air and for the council to move on.
July 22nd, 2012 at 04:07
If ECC believe the spending is all above board, an inquiry would show that and ECC would save face. By blocking any inquiry, they are shouting very loudly that they have something to hide!