Nothing quite conveys austerity more than Labour Oldham spending £48,000 on fireworks for bonfire night

Ironic at a time when the public are sick to death of out of touch politicians Labour Oldham who cut the entire £45,000 annual funding for the dial a ride service will be wasting £48,000 in under 30 minutes celebrating the attempted destruction of parliament. Cash strapped Oldham Council is yet again spending a small fortune on the bonfire night firework display the austerity troubled Labour council is advertising the opportunity via its procurement portal with a budget of £48,000 just for fireworks alone.

You can view the portal here