tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189475453139117769.post3825180006644216050..comments2023-10-29T15:38:25.023+00:00Comments on Reading List: Council Reaches Impasse on Annual BudgetOranjepanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189475453139117769.post-6654431249075200832009-02-27T02:00:00.000+00:002009-02-27T02:00:00.000+00:00Yes I'd agree about the quibbling over percentage ...Yes I'd agree about the quibbling over percentage points, but lets at least get the facts right before they are published!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189475453139117769.post-86217652701565112442009-02-26T17:19:00.000+00:002009-02-26T17:19:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, Anon. Just remember, pleas...Thanks for the comment, Anon. Just remember, please, not to shoot the messenger. <BR/><BR/>There is wide agreement on the futility of quibbling over percentage points. I'd actually much rather there was more informed discussion of what hides behind the statistics and what implications this has for our town.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could start off by making a concrete suggestion - will you for Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189475453139117769.post-74014664215611584682009-02-26T16:35:00.000+00:002009-02-26T16:35:00.000+00:00Yet more spin."This compares with Labour's propose...Yet more spin.<BR/><BR/>"This compares with Labour's proposed rise of 4.24% and the Lib Dems' proposal of 3.9% in Reading"<BR/><BR/>Libs did not propose 3.9%, if you want to put it to two decimal places then it's 4.0%. They proposed 3.99%. A very cunning plan for people thinking it's a huge amount lower than Labour, it's actually 0.25%, which amounts to a couple of pounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com