Plans to increase Kirklees councillors’ pay by almost a third have been branded “outrageous” by a leading Liberal Democrat peer who says the huge pay hike cannot be justified when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Labour has gained overall control of Kirklees Council.
The letters page last week printed two letters showing very differing views re the proposed split of Kirklees Council. The first an intelligent well thought-out and reasoned argument from 19-year-old Beth Prescott (I assume no relation to Two-Jags).
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