Local
government is at the centre of a modern day 'gold rush' bonanza.
Thousands
of pounds of public funds are being diverted into the pockets of unelected PR
spin doctors, management consultants and their ilk.
It means higher taxes,
but less to support communities, residents, families, youngsters, the elderly
and disabled.
So isn't it time to make it your business to hold spendaholic
politicians and officials to account?
We can show you how it is done.
Orchard
News Bureau Ltd specialises in obtaining information and financial data from reluctant
public bodies.
Some
persist in hiding or censoring
information which voters, residents and taxpayers have a legal
right to see.
But
this company has a proven track record of challenging a sub-culture of excessive
and unjustified secrecy
within Town Halls and Constabulary authorities.
ONB Ltd assists journalists and media companies with investigations
into how and where Council Taxes have been spent.
Who
benefits if local councils and police authorities are subjected to meaningful,
responsible and independent scrutiny?
The public.
Who does not benefit? People who shouldn't be in
positions of power or 'influence' in the first place.
Taxpayers
look to the media to ensure politicians, bureaucrats and contractors are held
accountable for their activities.
It is an unfortunate fact of life
(the world over) that politicians and civil servants are freer to engage in corruption
wherever and whenever editors and journalists abdicate their watchdog roles.
