Was there ever any doubt that some Freedom of Information requests are politically-motivated? Cornwall Council has today answered (at a cost to the taxpayer of about £150) a question which could surely have been dealt with by other means: claimed annually by three individual Liberal Democrat councillors in Penzance. Coming soon - FoI questions to find out who is asking FoI questions. Yawn.
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Comment number 1.
At 5th Aug 2011, Alex Folkes wrote:Particularly as this information is produced by the Council at this time of the year for every single councillor anyway. Way to go Tories
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Comment number 2.
At 7th Aug 2011, Rob wrote:If this information was indeed available without an FOI then this is regrettable.
However, who does Mario Fonk get his broadband from? £275.76 for a year? surely a typo? that's £22.98 a month. A quick look on a popular price comparison site indicates many providers that offer a much better deal than that, e.g. I pay £90 pa, £7.50 a month.
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Comment number 3.
At 8th Aug 2011, Mario Fonk wrote:I get my broadband from BT.Most if not all County Cllrs get their broadband paid by the council,or supplied by Cornwall Council. Broadband is crucial to my work as a cllr, it also saves the council having to post large heavy documents.
Regards
Mario
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Comment number 4.
At 9th Aug 2011, Rob wrote:Mario: I hate to be all spendthrift about this when I know the important sums at Cornwall Council are thousands and millions, especially in this age of austerity.
I do appreciate that having broadband saves the council money on postage. I am however surprised that councillors can get -perhaps the most expensive- broadband package on the market and then charge the whole lot to the council.
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