"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when once we practise to deceive.
The sun sets on Surrey’s sinking ship.
AS THE SUN SET ON SURREY’S SINKING SHIP – HERE’S A LITTLE RESUME OF HODGE THE BODGE’S SEVEN -YEAR STINT AS LEADER OF SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL.
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL LEADER DAVID HODGE SINKING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF HIS CBE: – ‘CUTTING BACK EVERYTHING’ – AWARDED IN THE NEW YEARS HONOURS 2017. THIS INCLUDES; CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS; RECYCLING CENTRES; LIBRARIES; CHILDREN’S CENTRES; MAKING LOTS OF UNWISE INVESTMENTS; GIVING THE OUTGOING C.E.O. A SECRET £100,000 BONUS – BEFORE HE LEFT; AWARDING HIMSELF A 42% INCREASE IN 2013 WHICH SAW THE BLOCK RESIGNATION OF THE COUNCIL’S REMUNERATION PANEL; TURNING OFF THE COUNTY’S LIGHTS; CLOSING CARE HOMES, INCLUDING ONE IN FARNHAM AND CRANLEIGH; WE COULD GO ON, BUT WE WON’T BECAUSE IT COULD GET WORSE FOLLOWING HIS RESIGNATION- TONIGHT TUESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER.
