The council is too big. It has too many staff and has expanded beyond what local council tax payers can afford.  

Millions are being spent on Oldham's new 'corporate' image with its silly blue Argentine air force logo.   Accompanying this expensive 'corporate make over' we are paying to widely display a series of meaningless slogans which sound like they were found in Chinese fortune cookies  :
 
Many places       - one destination, Many opportunities - one Oldham, Many histories - one future, Many cultures  - one community ,  Many prospects   - one choice   Etc etc    

Why is the council wasting our council tax on this sort of ridiculous 'social engineering'?   Its just one example amongst all too many of  wasteful and unnecessary  spending by Oldham council.    

Smaller local Government  

Its time to start reducing the size of Oldham Council. and concentrate on getting basic services like schools, older peoples services and social care gritting, highway maintenance, and libraries right.   Instead of a remote and centralising big brother authority I want to see council services brought closer to the community with real control by local people over the services they pay for. 

Real choice  

And what about some real choice. If we are unhappy with our gas or electricity suppliers we can leave them for another supplier.   Council Tax payers should have the same opportunity. If  Saddleworth doesn't want to continue to have Oldham Council provide its local services it should have the right to opt out & 'change its supplier' and leave OMBC.