WIGAN COUNCIL - THE HETEROPHOBIC & INDIGENOUS HATING COWARDLY ..............

Each year I religiously send off my Freedom of Information request to the council hierarchy and await with bated breath to see just how much of our hard earned council tax contributions has been creamed off the core budget in donations to our borough's beloved two most wealthiest, impressive and most cared for charities/projects.
Well, the time has now arrived and I've received this years reply which I will reveal very shortly. And we'll see if indeed we have yet again been stupendously generous or has these tough economic times put an end to their bankrolling Wigan's two most strange and mysterious organisations?

Those of you who are regular visitors to this blog will of course know that I'm referring to our borough's infamous (Common Purpose Award Winners) Byou ProjectThe ByoU Project provides specialist provision for young people aged 11-25 years old who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. It also provides support for young people who are questioning their sexuality.

and then we have the essential Rafiki/Motswako Project.

Rafiki/Motswako Project aims to:-

• Provide a safe and separate space for bme young people (Refugees, asylum seekers, Black young people, European young people, etc.)
• Provide new and challenging experiences
• Develop programmes of work in response to young peoples needs and requests
• Look at cultural identity and provide a safe environment where young people can learn about other cultures and religions
• Address issues relating to education, training and employment
• Enhance language skills where appropriate
• Identify and address the needs of individual young people

So, let's remind ourselves that this council and our services are now under such severe economic constraints that huge austerity measures are now in place to save Wigan Borough Council a cool £55M with the added and sad prospect that potentially 820 public sector jobs will have to go over the next 3 years.

But, before I reveal if you and me have once again parted with our hard earned monies to finance the parasitic aforementioned for this year going into next - let me first take you back in time to your past contributions from the core council budget (That's your council tax and certainly without your authorisation).

ByoU:

Year 1999 - 2000: Total = £36,000

Year 2000 - 2001: Total = £35,000

Year 2001 - 2002: Total = £36,000

Year 2002 - 2003: Total = £11,600

Year 2003 - 2004: Total = £31,943

Year 2004 - 2005 = Total = £50,852

Year 2005 - 2006 = Total = £ 52, 590

Year 2006 - 2007: Total = £58,709

Year 2007 - 2008: Total = £67,487

Year 2008 - 2009:Total = £46,407

Year 2009 -2010: Total = £48,425

Total = £475,013

Rafiki/Motswako Project:

Year 1998 - 1999: Total = £19,500

Year 1999-2000: Total = £20,600

Year 2000 - 2001: Total = £26,900

Year 2001 - 20002: Total = £27,200

Year 2002- 2003: Total = £7,500

Year 2003-2004: Total = £12,869

Year 2004 - 2005: Total = £33,532

Year 2005 - 2006: Total = £42,792

Year 2006 - 2007: Total = £37,508

Year 2007 - 2008: Total = £53,666

Year 2008 - 2009: Total = £44,901

Year 2009 - 2010: Total = £47, 327

TOTAL = £374,295

And if my calculator is indeed correct - the total amount lifted from the good and hard working men and women of Leigh & Wigan by those thieving bastards in the council chambers so far equates to a massive and criminal £849,308!!


Well, I am truly sorry to have to tell you all that a further £102,608 has gone missing from our precious core budget for 2010 - 2011 with a staggering £56,802 going to our chums at ByoU and £45,806 going to our newly found friends over at the Rafiki/Motswako Project!!

A GRAND TOTAL OF £951,916 (over the 12 year period)

I would hope all of you who read this take issue with your local councillor and/or MP and ask for a kind explanation from these heterophobic and indigenous hating COWARDLY bastards!

Tick Tock!