Close the Public or have a Rent Rise?

A good question, just a month or so after award winning Sandwell Homes went back in to council control, Sandwell Labour announce plans to hike everyone's rent by about £7 per week

Is that why they wanted Sandwell Homes Back?

yet at the same time they fund the public!.

So while the residents of Sandwell endure the proposed rise they can rest in the knowledge that they are helping to pay for the increased visitor numbers at the public.

yet Labour still blame others

The Coalition has given Sandwell £M's for housing yet sadly at a new project in West Bromwich you get a free push bike if you have a new home.

Is that because the parking is £4 per day ?

So I wonder what the people would want
Close the Public ?
have a rent rise ?

While your thinking about that one, I'm reminded about an article in the E&S page 11, 19th Oct 2012

Not content with tea and biscuits, Sandwell Council was considering Mexican fajita's or Dim Sum at its meetings

and here's a further report on Councillors Pay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20967913


Is it Let them eat cake ?
  

see also
http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/10164463.Sandwell_Council_housing_tenants_face_rent_hike/?ref=rss
or

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/property/2012/12/07/delight-at-plan-for-750-sandwell-homes/