CE 'wins' Private Eye Award

As featured in the current issue of Private Eye's Rotten Boroughs section:

FILTHY LIARS OF THE YEAR

Cheshire East council was caught out having falsified air quality figures in a "deliberate and systematic" manner over at least three years. By pretending air quality in certain areas was far better than it actually was, the council was able to grant planning permission to housing developments which should have been vetoed on the grounds that the extra traffic generated would cause unacceptable levels of pollution.

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