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Councillor compares conditions of some international recruits in adult social care to 'modern day slavery'
Raised case of a care assistant who was paid significantly below market rate for both work and travel
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Liberal Democrats call for urgent action following Bedford Borough Children's Services 'Requires Improvement' grading
Shortcomings must be addressed without delay
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Cruel proposals for Council Tax Reduction Scheme dropped after Liberal Democrat pressure
Liberal Democrat councillors 'called in' the recommendations, which would have made Bedford's scheme one of the least generous in the country
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Liberal Democrat Universal amendment passed at Extraordinary Full Council meeting
Liberal Democrats support Universal consultation response, but proposed increased scrutiny on behalf of residents
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Mayor scraps plans to buy Lloyds Bank building
Liberal Democrats had called for this wasteful purchase to be reversed
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Council Faces Bankruptcy
Last week councillors were told that Bedford Borough Council is ‘in effect bankrupt’.
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Tories press on with new £200pa charge for vulnerable residents
Both Labour and Conservative councillors supported introducing fees for the service
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Shock as Conservative Mayor plans £800 council tax bombshell for the worst off
Conservative Mayor proposes one of the harshest Council Tax Reduction Schemes in the country
