This week will see the call-in for the Care Home closures that the Conservatives have pushed onto residents at Christmas.
The timing of the planned closures and privatisation stinks and warrants further questionning on Thursday this week about the timing and purpose for the cuts.
This blog would contend that the Tories are cutting these services because they are desperate to find savings in the revenue budget which is now £5.1m over budget.
I asked several questions at last weeks Business Support Overview & Scrutiny about the Conservative maladministration over the budget. The Tories are now £5.1m overspent on revenue (departmental) budgets and have overspent by £2.8m on the capital projects (Bus station / Stoke Crossing / Chatham one-way system).
The fact is the adult services budget is a quick-win in fiscal terms for the Tories and this has been identified for some time.
People may also be interested to see the timing of this decision, especially during Christmas. The Conservatives were well aware of the 'savings' that required in Quarter 2; but have left it until now to put out the consultation. I consider that an absolute disgrace to do this over this period... and whats more this would have been planned.
It is also grossly unethical and ill-timed by those who should know better.
This is not about improvement in services to our residents. It is pure and simple about outsourcing care services to deliver savings of £1m per annum at the expense of the most vulnerable.
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