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  I read today that councils are spending nearly £430 million a year on publicity.
  
  Town halls have been laying out the cash on activities such as running press offices, promoting services, and advertising for jobs. On average, each council spent £965,986 last year - although six had a bill of more than £5 million.
  The figures were obtained by pressure group the Taxpayers' Alliance using freedom of information laws.
  
  Its chief executive Matthew Elliott insisted: "It is incredibly disappointing that, despite the economic downturn and the loss of millions in Icelandic Banks, local authorities are still spending nearly half a billion pounds a year on publicity. In the middle of a recession, councils need to cut back on propaganda and spin doctors and deliver savings to taxpayers."
  
  So the big question is how much does Kent and Dover spend on these armies of spin doctors?

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