Blackpool Buzz

A maverick mayor elected after promising to slash council spending,

clear the streets of yobs and ditch politically correct services is

the torchbearer for how towns should be run.

On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire , Peter

Davies cut his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closed the

council’s newspaper for "peddling politics on the rates".

Now three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead with plans

he hopes will see the number of town councillors cut from 63 to just

21, saving taxpayers £800,000.

Mr Davies said: "If 100 senators can run the United States of America

, I can’t see how 63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster ".

He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association and

the Local Government Information Unit, saving another £200,000. Mr

Davies said, "They are just talking shops".

" Doncaster is in for some serious untwinning. We are twinned with

probably nine other cities around the world and they are just for

people to fly off and have a binge at the council’s expense".

The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by Mr Davies and

the driver given another job. Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster,

swept to power in the May election with 24,244 votes as a candidate

for the English Democrats, a party that wants tight immigration curbs,

an English Parliament and a law forcing every public building to fly

the flag of St. George.

He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster ’s International

Women’s Day, Black History Month and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and

Transgender History Month.

He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with what people want.

"We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make in

reduced taxes and use the re st for things we really need, like

improved children’s services".

Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across the country

and abroad as news of his no-nonsense approach spreads.