There have been quite a few lurid and provocative comments on social media lately about council members in Durham paying themselves ‘huge salaries’ and awarding themselves ‘obscene pay increases’ while everyone else has to make do and mend. Some comments have simply been intended to cause mischief, many have been deliberately misleading and almost all have been just plain wrong. As is often the case the truth is much more mundane!
An article in the Newcastle Chronicle earlier this week sets out the facts. Follow the link below for details:
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/durham-councillors-vote-against-pay-19678676
