“No Cannes do”
Council agrees not to attend French conference after appeal from Liberal Democrat leader An appeal from the Leader of Oldham Council’s Liberal Democrat Group has finally led the Labour Administration to call time on spending over £10,000 on sending delegates to an annual international property conference in Southern France. In mid-July, Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Councillor Howard Sykes, MBE, wrote to the new Council Leader and Chief Executive asking them to cease the needless spending which could be better spent on providing front-line services. In 2018 and 2019, Oldham Council was represented at the three-day Marché International des Professionnels d'Immobilier (MIPIM) property conferences held in the French Riviera resort of Cannes at a time when Council services have been cut to the bone. In 2018 at least £9,892 was spent…