“The county-wide figure increased by 58, compared with the previous month, taking the total claimant count to 2,918.

The increase included an additional 24 claimants in East Devon.”

http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/east_devon_sees_biggest_job_claimants_rise_in_county_1_4856861

Our Local Enterprise Partnership is charged with improving our economy … you know, the one that’s just given its Chief Executive a 26% payrise … the one who supervises 4 full-time staff and a small number of part-time staff. The one that Devon County Council and Somerset County Council opposed but went ahead anyway as it is the businessmen that control it as a majority.

What is the point of Somerset County Council being the LEP’s audit authority if it can’t prevent this sort of thing?