Who Are Burnley’s Current County Councillors, What Do They Do And How Much Do They Get Paid?
TomPickup.com | Politics Who Are Burnley’s Current County Councillors, What Do They Do And How Much Do They Get Paid? What Do County Councillors Do? County Councillors are responsible for setting policies and making decisions for the whole of Lancashire, for everything Lancashire County Council presides over. They decide matters relating to: Education (schools, special […]
Lancashire County Council Waste: What Can Be Done About The £720k Refugee Translation Tender
TomPickup.com | Politics Lancashire County Council Waste: What Can Be Done About The £720k Refugee Translation Tender What Is Happening? I recently wrote about Lancashire County Council awarding a £720,000 tender for refugee interpretation and translation services. A voter wrote to me and asked what can be done about it should Reform get into power […]
Reform UK Burnley Page Removed By Facebook
TomPickup.com | Politics Reform UK Burnley Page Removed By Facebook What Is Happening? On Monday 14th April, less than 3 weeks before the elections on 1st May, Facebook interfered in Burnley and Padiham politics, by suspending the ‘Reform UK – Burnley’ Facebook page. Following an appeal, the page was then swiftly completely removed by Facebook, […]
Reform UK Burnley Page Suspended By Facebook
TomPickup.com | Politics Reform UK Burnley Page Suspended By Facebook What Is Happening? On Monday 14th April, less than 3 weeks before the elections on 1st May, Facebook have interfered in Burnley and Padiham politics, by suspending the ‘Reform UK – Burnley’ Facebook page. Following an appeal, the page was then completely removed by Facebook. […]
Lancashire County Council: Criminal Trial For Former Conservative LCC Leader Geoff Driver
TomPickup.com | Politics Lancashire County Council: Criminal Trial For Former Conservative LCC Leader Geoff Driver What Is Happening? It’s been announced that the former Conservative leader of Lancashire County Council, Geoff Driver, will finally stand trial in April 2027. The trial is set to take place 14-years after investigation into the alleged financial irregularities at […]
Lancashire County Council Waste: High Earning Staff
TomPickup.com | Politics Lancashire County Council Waste: Management Pay Rises What Is Happening? The pay for Lancashire County Council’s top staff jumped up by £940,000 from 22/23 to 23/24, according to figures only released this year. LCC’s projected budget deficit for the 24/25 financial year was £2.908m, but has jumped up for the 2025/26 financial […]
Lancashire County Council Waste: Refugee Translation
TomPickup.com | Politics Lancashire County Council Waste: Refugee Translation What Is Happening? On 7th April 2025, Lancashire County Council put out a notice regarding a £720,000 + VAT contract for ‘the provision of interpretation and translation for Lancashire refugee integration team and named providers’. The Lancashire County Council projected budget deficit for 25/26 financial year […]
On Alan Hosker
TomPickup.com | Politics On Alan Hosker What Is Happening? The current Conservative County Councillor for Padiham & Burnley West, Alan Hosker, leafleted everyone, claiming I’m a name on a piece of paper and that no one else will do half as much as he does. Evidence shows he only attended 44% of County Council meetings […]
Local Services and Businesses
TomPickup.com | Charity Local Services and Businesses What Is Happening? Lancashire County Council is in huge debt, the daily interest rates are colossal. To balance the books, they’re planning huge cuts. That means cuts to the services we rely on and need. Why Has This Happened? For years, the two main political […]
Transparency
TomPickup.com | Charity Transparency What’s Happening Nationally? Trust in politicians is at an all time low. The two main parties have broken promise after promise. There is zero accountability. Whether for lining their pockets with millions in PPE money, or leaving our pensioners in the cold without Winter Fuel Payments, they face no consequences. They […]