That is sad and sends such a poor message to the youngster and any siblings he has too. 7s and 8s are great!

I also wondered just how much involvement she had personally in this as it is a council matter.

Fair points. I get the impression that some councillors are more active than others. So it will be even more important to elect people who will fulfil the role properly.

But will other boroughs have similar reductions? If so, proportionately representation will be similar?

Sorry to be pedantic, but he's not a big 4 auditor - he formerly worked for a big 4 firm.

Might get three...that will see me through from now until Christmas!