Posted on 18 May 2010. Tags: BNP, british national party, closed doors, council buildings, financial situation, immigrant groups, Interpreters, Labour, local press, racists, translation services
A few days ago I was reading the Barking & Dagenham Post (BD Post) and I was quite surprised!
The front-page was about the BNP losing all its seats in Barking & Dagenham and I expected the editorial comment to praise the good people of the borough for kicking the ‘racists’ out. (this is how we are usually described by the local press).
I was wrong.
Of course the editorial focussed on our bad results but it also expressed concerns about the fact that with no opposition to Labour it will make important decisions behind closed doors and will be unaccountable to anyone.
It also raised alarming concerns about the cuts that will need to be made in order to reduce the £36m budget deficit.
Indeed in the same issue there was another article about a plan to shut down 17 (out of 23) council buildings in order to cut costs.
That the financial situation of the borough was bad is hardly news, and that is why when BNP councillors delivered their alternative budget the BNP focused on reducing wasteful expenditure and using the savings to reduce the £36m deficit and cut the council tax.
Not surprisingly Labour rejected our proposals and they may have deliberately allowed the council financial situation to deteriorate so that if the BNP gained the control of the council (they knew we had a good chance of achieving it) we would face the fury of residents angered by the unpopular decisions we would be forced to make in order to deal with the problem.
Unfortunately things went differently but it now means that Labour will have to deal with the problem they created in the first place.
It is likely that many council workers will be sacked and council tax will increase, who will take the blame for it?
Labour of course.
The British National Party would have implemented common sense policies, such us cutting spending on interpreters and translation services, stopping the funding of immigrant groups, bringing in house some services that are now outsourced, thereby hugely reducing the salaries of senior council workers.
We all know it is very unlikely Labour will do any or all of the above, and that is why in the next 1-2 years they may lose so much support they will regret having taken the council in the first place.
It will be interesting to see how they justify an increase in the council tax or the cutting of some vital services when at the same time fat-cat civil servants are getting six figure salaries and ring fenced pensions.
Until now they have managed it by focusing on the ‘fascist’ threat and mobilising people like the UAF to stop the British National Party, a crafty and underhand way to move voters attention away from Labour failure and local politics.
Unfortunately for them they cannot do it anymore because the BNP now has no councillors and therefore they have no excuses, or anyone to blame.
Labour won control of the council but it also got its own poisoned chalice. Hoist on their own petard?
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in London BNP, Misc, Politics
Posted on 22 December 2009. Tags: foundation trust, Interpreters, NHS, Trust
Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust answers my request for details of amounts spent on interpreters and translation :
I am writing to confirm that the Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has now completed its search for the information requested by you.
How much did the Trust spent on interpreters and translators in 2008?
The Trust spent £13,836 in 2008 financial year.
Updated figure: £ 8,222,309
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 01 December 2009. Tags: Interpreters, north hertfordshire, translation services
This is the reply from East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust about how much it spent on interpreters and translation:
With reference to your request please find our response set out below:
Invoices received in relation to Interpretation & Translation Services are logged on a database for each financial year so the total cost of the service is detailed as follows:
April 2007 – March 2008 £21,777.51
Updated figure: £ 7,588,632
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 25 November 2009. Tags: exeter, foundation trust, Interpreters, NHS, royal devon, translation
Information supplied by the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust about how much it spent on interpreters and translation:
Further to your request for information regarding interpretation and translation. The Trust can confirm the following:
Trust spend on interpreters and translation for 2008 = £29,552
Updated figure: £ 6,905,012
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 23 November 2009. Tags: Interpreters, translation services, west suffolk hospital
This is the response from West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust to my request about how much it spent on interpreters and translation services:
I am writing to confirm that the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust has now completed its search for the information which you requested on 13th March 2009:
How much this trust spent in interpreters and translation in 2008?
£63,000 – This is for the calendar year 2008
Updated figure: £ 6,875,460
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 22 November 2009. Tags: Interpreters, Lambeth, primary care trust, translation
Below there is :
How much the Trust spent on interpreters and translation in 2008?
The total amount spent on interpreters from Jan-Dec 2008, was £272,940.
In relation to translation, it is difficult to say, as some services may have translated their leaflets on team basis, we do not have such information.
Regards
Updated figure: £ 6,812,460
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 19 November 2009. Tags: berkshire west, Interpreters, translation
This is the reply from NHS Berkshire West about how much it spent on interpreters and translation:
Thank you for your request for information regarding the Trust’s spend on interpreters and translation in 2008 which we received on 25 February 2009.
NHS Berkshire West spent a total of £21,461.41 on interpreters and translation in the calendar year 2008.
Updated figure: £ 6,425,310
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 12 November 2009. Tags: Interpreters, james paget, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust, NHS, translation, university hospitals
This is the reply from James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust about how much it spent in interpreters and translation:
Further to your Freedom of Information request which we received on 13th March 2009, we can confirm that for 2008 the Trust has spent a total of £29,742 on interpreters.
Updated figure: 6,167,374
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 09 October 2009. Tags: Interpreters, milton keynes, Milton Keynes NHS Trust, nhs trust, translation fees, translation services
This is the reply from Milton Keynes NHS Trust in response to my FoI request asking how much they spent on interpreters and translation services:
Thank you for your request for information which we received on 12 March 2009.
I am pleased to confirm that between January 2008 and December 2008 Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust spent £33,181 on Interpreters and translation fees.
Updated figure: £ 4,449,374
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 09 October 2009. Tags: freedom of information act, Interpreters, NHS, Plymouth Teaching PCT, plymouth teaching primary care trust, translation services
This is the reply from Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust, to my FoI request asking how much they spent on interpreters and translation services:
RE: – FoI request for information
On the 09/03/2009 you requested the total spend for translation and interpretation costs for the year 2007- 2008, using the Freedom of Information Act.
Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust is in accordance with Section 1.-(1) (a) & (b) of the Act is supplying the information to you.
The cost was £52,217.65
Updated figure: £ 4,319,193
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 09 October 2009. Tags: freedom of information act 2000, Interpreters, Ipswich Hospital, ipswich hospital nhs trust, NHS, translation services
This is the response from Ipswich Hospital to my FoI request asking how much it spent on interpreters and translation services:
Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding information held by The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust:
How much this trust spent in interpreters and translation in 2008?
Your enquiry has been dealt with in accordance with the Trust’s Freedom of Information Act 2000 Policy and Procedures. We are pleased to enclose the information you requested:
£16,000
Updated figure: £ 4,266,976
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 05 October 2009. Tags: gp services, Interpreters, Islington PCT, translation function
This is the reply from Islington Primary Care Trust in response to my request under the FoI Act about how much they spent in interpreters and translation services:
I am writing with regards to the enquiry you made to NHS Islington for information regarding how much this trust spent in interpreters and translation in 2008?
I an confirm that the interpreters and translation function is a shared service provided on behalf of NHS Islington by NHS Camden and that from 1st January to 31st December 2008 the total cost for services were:
Interpreting for direct provided services: £ 157,039.45
Interpreting for GP services: £ 183,521.36
Advocacy session (All in GPs): £ 28,210.00
Updated Figure: £ 4,077,410
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Misc
Posted on 04 October 2009. Tags: freedom of information act 2000, Interpreters, NHS, primary care trust, translation services, warwickshire, Warwickshire PCT
Below you will find the reply by Warwickshire Primary Care Trust to my FoI request for information about how much they spent on interpreters and translation services:
Thank you for your request under the freedom of information Act (2000)
The total amount the Warwickshire PCT has spent on interpreting /translation service during 07/08 was £16,192.
The figures are not yet available from April 08 to March 09.
I hope this is of use to you
Regards
Updated figure: £ 3,557,281
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 04 October 2009. Tags: Eastern and OCastal Kent PCT, freedom of information act 2000, interpretation services, Interpreters, NHS, primary care trust
Below you will find the reply from Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust about how much it has spent on interpreters and translation services:
Re: Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I outline below our response.
How much has this Trust spent in interpreters and translation in 2008?
The amount spent by the Trust during the 2007/08 financial year on the provision of interpretation services is £34,582.74.
I hope that this information is helpful.
Yours sincerely
Updated figure: £ 3,413,548
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 31 August 2009. Tags: airedale, Bradford and Airedale TPCT, freedom of information act, freedom of information act 2000, Interpreters, interpreting services, primary care trust, Translations
Below the response received by Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust about how much they spent in interpreters and translation:
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information – Interpreters and Translation
I refer to your request for information from Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust regarding the above.
You asked how much out PCT spent in interpreters and translation in 2008.
For 2007/08 the TPCT spent £146,525 on interpreting services. These costs include both contractors and employed staff whose principle function is translation and interpreting.
Updated figure: £ 1,553,112
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 31 August 2009. Tags: Bolton PCT, Interpreters, primary care trust, sign language, translation, Translations
Below the reply received by Bolton Primary Care Trust about how much they spent in interpreters and translations:
Thank you for your email below.
The interpretation costs for 2007/08:
Interpretation/Translation = £22,414
Sign Language = £22,812
Regards
The cost of sign language will not be included in the total update.
Updated figure: £ 1,406,587
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 22 August 2009. Tags: Coventry PCT, expenditure, Interpreters, primary care trust, translation, Translations
Below the response received by Coventry Primary Care Trust about how much the trust spent in interpreters and translations:
Thank you for your information request relating to the PCT’s interpreting and translation expenditure in 2008.
The latest figure that we have is for the financial year 2007/08 which was
£378,671.
Yours sincerely
Updated figure: £ 1,384,173
Posted in Immigration
Posted on 20 August 2009. Tags: foi requests, freedom of information act 2000, health treatments, Interpreters, NHS, nhs trust, scandal, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust, Translations
The NHS is rationing health treatments on the grounds of cost, but it still spends a fortune on interpreters and translations.
From now we will post the responses we got from FOI requests made in the past, to prove how much is wasted and we will update the total figure at the end of every post.
The figures are related to the financial year 2007/2008 or 2008 – NHS trusts use different times.
We believe this is unfair and we want to expose this scandal.
Request for information
Thank you for your request for information asking how much this trust spent on interpreters and translation in 2008.
We are handling your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am providing you with the following information which I trust meets your information request.
Excluding translations directly commissioned by our commissioners, for 07/08 Tower Hamlets PCT spent £871,879 on interpreters and translation.
If you are dissatisfied with how your request has been handled, you can complain in writing to:
The Associate Director of Quality and Governance
Burdett House
Mile End Hospital
London E1 4DG
email: foi@thpct.nhs.uk
If, after we have addressed your complaint, you remain dissatisfied with how we have responded, you are entitled to appeal to the Information Commissioner (Tel: 01625 545 745). Details are shown at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Updated figure £ 871,879
Posted in Immigration