The foundations for a defeat on the defence of jobs and services Council on 27 March. This followed a 23-22 vote by the Labour group to set a legal rate at some future date. A minority of Labour councillors joined hands with the Tories and Liberals to water down the council's previous position of "finding it impossible' to set a rate to merely deferring it.
They also sent the leadership away to look at the issues raised by the director of finances report'. This report which outlines possible 'savings' cuts, was prepared without the knowledge of the counci t was leaked to the media at a time wnen il scemea thal mone) was running out and council workers would not were laid at a meeting of Hackney paid. Whoever leaked the document was making a carertily considered political move to undermine the council's stand against rate-capping.
Hackney NALGO (personal capacity)
The High Court has lifted its ban on the council borrowing money, but its 'reminder' that the council must set a rate stands. This reminder was changed to an instruction on Monday. the 22 Labour councillors WINO volee wis me coses and Liberals at the meeting on the 27 March continue to do so the result will be a legal budget and rate. original Labour budget of The between £118 million and a lega budget possibly £92 million - will be impossible to bridge without cuts. The unions in Hackney joint shop stewards committee have been united in calling on the council to defy the rates act alie