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Record-Breaking Weather & LibDem Debt
01-Sep-06, Windsor Express Article.

This July was the hottest ever recorded in this country. Most of us cannot fail to have felt just how hot it was and although the record for highest ever temperature was not quite broken, the month as a whole was hotter than ever. Now though, it seems that we have reverted back to typical British weather – sunny periods interspersed with showers!

It is perhaps an indicator of the winter that we are to have this year. Each year we hear terrible stories of pensioners unable to heat their homes sufficiently to ward off the cold, and with utility bills and council tax rising ever higher, it is a worrying time for many families.

Of course, matters are not helped by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s financial record. Since taking power the LibDem council have run up an extra £20 million of debt – that’s about £370 for every household in the borough. At some stage this debt is going to have to be paid back and it is council tax paying residents who will feel the pinch.