LBWF claims penury, but compared to 2020-21 it now employs 9 per cent more staff, and pays out 36 per cent more in wages
Both the current LBWF Leader, Cllr. Grace Williams, and her predecessor, Cllr. Clare Coghill, repeatedly have warned that LBWF is under financial pressure, and argued that this necessitates ‘savings’ and service cuts. Their particular focus frequently has been on annual deficits, which are said to have accelerated from Covid times to anywhere between £20m. and £30m. today (the exact sum changes with the weather). Just last week, Cllr. Williams upped the ante further when she told the Waltham Forest Echo that LBWF now was being forced to dip into its reserves, and if this went on, might ne... »