Bankrupt council is like 'ship adrift' – lacks financial info in midst of equal pay nightmare
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Debating the council's response, leader of Liberal Democrat Group Roger Harmer said:"We're effectively, what we're being told that we're a ship adrift in the ocean and the fog down, and until we clear the fog, we really don't know exactly where we are." "You still do not have a financial reporting system that tells you where your finances are. Given the liabilities that you're going to have to pay in terms of equal pay, you need to understand what your financial position is. There's an urgency to resolving the issues around Oracle.
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