Telegraph provides more ammunition against local councils

An interesting story on the front of the Telegraph this morning and one which will no doubt anger those who see public servants at the front line of cuts in the next fiscal year.

Apparently says the paper,Council chiefs in England and Wales have refused to disclose the salaries of thousands of senior staff, claiming it would lead to a public outcry.

This despite

The Government having ordered local authorities to disclose the earnings of all executives after concerns were raised about the size of pay increases granted to council officers.

adding that

local authorities claimed that the pay disclosures would leave their staff vulnerable to reprisals from taxpayers. They argued that officers would be subjected to “personalised attacks and mischief making”.