JOHN O CONNELL: There is a deepening lack of transparency, with dozens of councils failing to publish annual accounts and numerous senior officers hiding behind meaningless titles.
EXCLUSIVE: James Whiteman, 57, received the huge sum after taking voluntary redundancy from Guildford Borough Council in Surrey, where he had been managing director, in 2021.
James Whiteman, 57, received the huge pay package after taking voluntary redundancy from Guildford Borough Council. Taxpayers have blasted the payment as a joke .