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Opposition says Somerset County Council is 'on the brink of bankruptcy'
“Somerset Council Leader David Fothergill is shirking responsibility for the vicious cuts to public services,” says Jane Lock, Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition on Somerset County Council, after Mr Fothergill placed the blame for the crisis at the door of the Conservative Government.
County Lines Up Further Cuts
"Conservatives’ financial incompetence has driven Somerset to the brink of bankruptcy," says Lib Dem Leader, as Council releases its latest "Chopping List" of 76 service cuts.
SOMERSET TORIES FALL VICTIM TO THEIR OWN IDEOLOGY
After eight years of putting ideology before common sense, the Tory-run Somerset County Council is facing a catalogue of failures.
