<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - councils</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/councils</link><description>Newsvine - councils</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:53:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:28:04 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Rubbish mountains grow across Britain as some areas haven't had refuse coll</title>
<description><![CDATA[Councils should be held accountable for their actions or in this case their non-actions.In my city Sheffield , as it would appear in some other areas, they made plans for the Christmas and New Year holidays, by collecting refuse from household on other days when the normal collec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></source><link>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16309319-rubbish-mountains-grow-across-britain-as-some-areas-havent-had-refuse-coll</link><guid>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16309319-rubbish-mountains-grow-across-britain-as-some-areas-havent-had-refuse-coll</guid><category>environment</category><category>weekly</category><category>christmas</category><category>new-year</category><category>unhealthy</category><category>rubbish</category><category>hazard</category><category>councils</category><category>refuse-collection</category><category>fortnightly</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterryA6D9DCB3-76D5-9B01-5E38-63FF3ED398B2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterryA6D9DCB3-76D5-9B01-5E38-63FF3ED398B2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Councils pleading poverty have put �16billion in the bank despite railing a</title>
<description><![CDATA[Although Local Councils believe they are run like business, in that each department has a budget, this is as far as it goes.&nbsp; For as long as I can remember, councils have been unable to plan for the long term.&nbsp; Just look at what some do, patch roads instead of resurfaci&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></source><link>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268584-councils-pleading-poverty-have-put-16billion-in-the-bank-despite-railing-a</link><guid>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268584-councils-pleading-poverty-have-put-16billion-in-the-bank-despite-railing-a</guid><category>pensions</category><category>politics</category><category>reserves</category><category>expenses</category><category>councils</category><category>local-government</category><category>cost-effective</category><category>councilors</category><category>lean-times</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:50:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterry705241DC-C158-2C22-BE91-620AF6571780.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterry705241DC-C158-2C22-BE91-620AF6571780.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Flat tenants ordered to take pictures off walls for 'elf 'n safety reasons </title>
<description><![CDATA[Where are these Health and safety officers made, when the factory is found it needs to be closed for health and safety reasons.Stockport Homes is a joke, but they are not funny.They will be saying next do not leave your homes, as it is unsafe to do so, the health and safety reaso&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ChrisSterry]]></source><link>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13554723-flat-tenants-ordered-to-take-pictures-off-walls-for-elf-n-safety-reasons</link><guid>http://chrissterry.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13554723-flat-tenants-ordered-to-take-pictures-off-walls-for-elf-n-safety-reasons</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>joke</category><category>health-and-safety</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:03:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterryFA8C9B20-F5B6-9223-0EE5-F0D7EBA30226.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chrissterryFA8C9B20-F5B6-9223-0EE5-F0D7EBA30226.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Social value to become key part of public service contracts</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A responsible capitalism measure requiring councils and other public bodies to take into account wider social value, and not just cost, in awarding contracts is set to become law.
In a rare example of a private member's bill reaching the statute book, the Public Services Socia&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10528521-social-value-to-become-key-part-of-public-service-contracts</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10528521-social-value-to-become-key-part-of-public-service-contracts</guid><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>councils</category><category>social-value</category><category>private-companies</category><category>responsible-caitalism</category><category>public-bodies</category><category>awarding-contracts</category><category>public-service-social-value-bills</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:23:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Video From The Second &amp;quot;Egyptian Revolution&amp;quot;</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></source><link>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6732308-video-from-the-second-quotegyptian-revolutionquot</link><guid>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6732308-video-from-the-second-quotegyptian-revolutionquot</guid><category>reuters</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-monetary-fund</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 20:08:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fgozounlimited2F6732303.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fgozounlimited2F6732303.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>COME ON IRAN --- YOU CAN DO IT</title>
<description><![CDATA[When people come together, they have the will and the fortitude to&nbsp;change what is wrong and make it right in the best interest for all.
Jefferson was certainly a place to start with his statement that the best government is that which does as little governing as possible, wh&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[CL1]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CL1]]></source><link>http://cl1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/14/6053756-come-on-iran-you-can-do-it</link><guid>http://cl1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/14/6053756-come-on-iran-you-can-do-it</guid><category>middle-east</category><category>iran</category><category>peace</category><category>politics</category><category>protest</category><category>government</category><category>freedom</category><category>clerics</category><category>councils</category><category>supreme-leader</category><category>assembly-of-experts</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:41:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fisheries plan shares sea's bounty - Look Out Cali! The lies are coming your way</title>
<description><![CDATA[The point of catch-shares is to get government out of the business of telling fishermen when they can fish," said Brian Gorman, spokesman for NOAA Fisheries. "It minimizes the amount of regulations fishermen have to endure and puts more control into their hands." ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/15/5297800-fisheries-plan-shares-seas-bounty-look-out-cali-the-lies-are-coming-your-way</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/15/5297800-fisheries-plan-shares-seas-bounty-look-out-cali-the-lies-are-coming-your-way</guid><category>us-news</category><category>edf</category><category>noaa</category><category>councils</category><category>nmfs</category><category>morro-bay-commercial-fishermens</category><category>catch-sharesne-lawsuit</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:30:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Thou shalt not pray: Atheists' bid to ban prayers before council meetings - because they breach 'human rights' of non-believers </title>
<description><![CDATA[atheists are trying to ban the age-old tradition of councils starting their meetings with Christian prayers by claiming it infringes the 'human rights' of non-believers.
The National Secular Society has instructed lawyers to take a town council in North Devon to court for a judi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/04/4239880-thou-shalt-not-pray-atheists-bid-to-ban-prayers-before-council-meetings-because-they-breach-human-rights-of-non-believers</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/04/4239880-thou-shalt-not-pray-atheists-bid-to-ban-prayers-before-council-meetings-because-they-breach-human-rights-of-non-believers</guid><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>councils</category><category>atheists</category><category>prayer-ban</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 11:32:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Councils ticket their own cars ...then sue themselves</title>
<description><![CDATA[CRACKPOT councils are wasting thousands of pounds . . . by suing THEMSELVES over parking tickets.

At least six local authorities have issued tickets against their own vehicles - then refused to pay the fines to themselves.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/21/3930863-councils-ticket-their-own-cars-then-sue-themselves</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/21/3930863-councils-ticket-their-own-cars-then-sue-themselves</guid><category>parking</category><category>fines</category><category>vehicles</category><category>odd-news</category><category>violations</category><category>tickets</category><category>traffic</category><category>sue</category><category>own</category><category>councils</category><category>themselves</category><category>selves</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:49:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BBC News - Councils 'will struggle with ageing population'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England's ageing population, a watchdog says.

The Audit Commission said the £9bn a year social care bill will double by 2026 if current practices continue.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3920533-bbc-news-councils-will-struggle-with-ageing-population</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3920533-bbc-news-councils-will-struggle-with-ageing-population</guid><category>care</category><category>england</category><category>world-news</category><category>councils</category><category>ageing-population</category><category>audit-commission</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:59:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Signing Your Life Away </title>
<description><![CDATA[ The urge to put up signs everywhere is now totally out of control: the warning sign, the laying-down-the-law sign, the no-responsibility-taken sign, the do-not-leave-your-valuables sign.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Miss Linguistics]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Miss Linguistics]]></source><link>http://misslinguistics.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3167554-signing-your-life-away</link><guid>http://misslinguistics.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3167554-signing-your-life-away</guid><category>law</category><category>signs</category><category>language</category><category>society</category><category>responsibility</category><category>councils</category><category>instructions</category><category>modern-life</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:04:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why councils should produce local newspapers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Roy Greenslade's article ('Growing opposition to council-run papers' posted 17 March 2009) misses the point. Council-run newspapers fulfil an important democratic function – they give their residents a chance to find out what their council is doing with their money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[johnshewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[johnshewell]]></source><link>http://johnshewell.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2559241-why-councils-should-produce-local-newspapers</link><guid>http://johnshewell.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2559241-why-councils-should-produce-local-newspapers</guid><category>media</category><category>politics</category><category>communications</category><category>councils</category><category>local-government</category><category>local-authority</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:49:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Growing opposition to council-run papers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Local and regional newspapers are coming under increasing pressure from council-run newspapers, says Greenslade.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[johnshewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[johnshewell]]></source><link>http://johnshewell.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2559231-growing-opposition-to-council-run-papers</link><guid>http://johnshewell.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2559231-growing-opposition-to-council-run-papers</guid><category>news</category><category>communications</category><category>councils</category><category>local-authorities</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:35:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Q &amp; A Iraqi provincial elections</title>
<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD —]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Engel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Richard Engel]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/28/2363687-q-a-iraqi-provincial-elections</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/28/2363687-q-a-iraqi-provincial-elections</guid><category>iraq</category><category>elections</category><category>politics</category><category>council</category><category>provincial</category><category>supreme-council</category><category>councils</category><category>maliki</category><category>conflict-in-iraq</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:45:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090127-election-vmed-1p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="297" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090127-election-vmed-1p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="89" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Salah Erkhayis, a candidate for provincial council, left, helps puts up his own campaign posters in Zubayr, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. Dubbed the &quot;Obama of Basra,&quot; Erkhayis is one of eight of African-Iraqi candidates to run for office in the country, where voters go to the polls on Saturday. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Councils ban use of Latin terms</title>
<description><![CDATA[A number of local councils in Britain have banned their staff from using Latin words, because they say they might confuse people.

Several local authorities have ruled that phrases like "vice versa", "pro rata", and even "via" should not be used, in speech or in writing.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></source><link>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/03/2066813-councils-ban-use-of-latin-terms</link><guid>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/03/2066813-councils-ban-use-of-latin-terms</guid><category>english</category><category>latin</category><category>odd-news</category><category>language</category><category>ban</category><category>usage</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:16:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>An Open Letter to David Cameron.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Dave,

Police chiefs are to seek assurances from politicians - of all parties - that they will not interfere in police work.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></source><link>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/07/1963393-an-open-letter-to-david-cameron</link><guid>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/07/1963393-an-open-letter-to-david-cameron</guid><category>open</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>police</category><category>letter</category><category>terrorists</category><category>cameron</category><category>britian</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:41:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fseward2F1963416.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="309" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fseward2F1963416.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Councils will in future be allowed to refuse to collect household rubbish</title>
<description><![CDATA[The change reverses a measure first introduced by the Public Health Act 1875 which charged local authorities with the duty of arranging the removal of household waste and was designed to stop the previously widespread practice of scavenging. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spaman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Spaman]]></source><link>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/20/1680296-councils-will-in-future-be-allowed-to-refuse-to-collect-household-rubbish</link><guid>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/20/1680296-councils-will-in-future-be-allowed-to-refuse-to-collect-household-rubbish</guid><category>politics</category><category>law</category><category>rubbish</category><category>collections</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:36:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Councils launch charm offensive</title>
<description><![CDATA[Council chiefs are reminding voters of the work they do, using images including a drunk girl vomiting in the street and a dog fouling a park.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/29/1622341-councils-launch-charm-offensive</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/29/1622341-councils-launch-charm-offensive</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>vomit</category><category>councils</category><category>dog-poo</category><category>charm-offensive</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:46:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Councils are being forced to impose impossible rubbish collection rules due to central governments insane rules</title>
<description><![CDATA[Frail pensioner told she must drag her wheelie bin HALF A MILE to get it emptied Council deputy leader Richard Sherras said: 'Despite careful planning, problems peculiar to specific properties . . . arose that could not have been anticipated.' ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spaman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Spaman]]></source><link>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/05/1543258-councils-are-being-forced-to-impose-impossible-rubbish-collection-rules-due-to-central-governments-insane-rules</link><guid>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/05/1543258-councils-are-being-forced-to-impose-impossible-rubbish-collection-rules-due-to-central-governments-insane-rules</guid><category>eu</category><category>politics</category><category>rubbish</category><category>councils</category><category>bins</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:18:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Time to show them how we really feel.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today, (Thursday May 1st)  is a chance for us, the Voter, to really show exactly just what we think about this Labour Government and it's crippling taxes and policies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sandie Seward]]></source><link>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/01/1462926-time-to-show-them-how-we-really-feel</link><guid>http://seward.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/01/1462926-time-to-show-them-how-we-really-feel</guid><category>britain</category><category>politics</category><category>london</category><category>votes</category><category>conservative</category><category>new-labour</category><category>councils</category><category>local-elections</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 05:32:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>More skulduggery on council taxes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Parish council levies hide true council tax rises   
Above-inflation increases in council tax are a major issue in this week's local elections.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spaman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Spaman]]></source><link>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/29/1458885-more-skulduggery-on-council-taxes</link><guid>http://spaman.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/29/1458885-more-skulduggery-on-council-taxes</guid><category>tax</category><category>politics</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:33:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Council spy cases hit 1,000 a month </title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 covert surveillance operations are being launched every month to investigate petty offences such as dog fouling, under-age smoking and breaches of planning regulations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/12/1426127-council-spy-cases-hit-1000-a-month</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/12/1426127-council-spy-cases-hit-1000-a-month</guid><category>spying</category><category>world-news</category><category>fly-tipping</category><category>councils</category><category>offences</category><category>dog-fouling</category><category>under-age-smoking</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:46:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nicaragua Judges Debate Ortega Councils</title>
<description><![CDATA[Six judges on Nicaragua's Supreme Court have thrown out a law meant to block neighborhood councils that will report directly to President Daniel Ortega. But other judges call the ruling itself illegal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/06/1146345-nicaragua-judges-debate-ortega-councils</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/06/1146345-nicaragua-judges-debate-ortega-councils</guid><category>nicaragua</category><category>citizen</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>world-news</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:06:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bugs Planted in Wheelie Bins</title>
<description><![CDATA[Electronic spy 'bugs' have been secretly planted in hundreds of thousands of household wheelie bins.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Stone]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lee Stone]]></source><link>http://leestone.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/27/341528-bugs-planted-in-wheelie-bins</link><guid>http://leestone.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/27/341528-bugs-planted-in-wheelie-bins</guid><category>england</category><category>odd-news</category><category>litter</category><category>tracking</category><category>bugs</category><category>uk-news</category><category>rubbish</category><category>councils</category><category>bins</category><category>wheelie-bins</category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New UK council strike days announced</title>
<description><![CDATA[Unions objected to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today tabling the motion that would cut the pension benefits at the centre of Tuesdays massive walk-out.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Ward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Ward]]></source><link>http://leyther.newsvine.com/_news/2006/03/30/151196-new-uk-council-strike-days-announced</link><guid>http://leyther.newsvine.com/_news/2006/03/30/151196-new-uk-council-strike-days-announced</guid><category>pensions</category><category>strike</category><category>unions</category><category>councils</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>