Adrian Simpson wrote:
In article H%g7o.65365$pW4.42422@hurricane, Corporal Jones
writes
When will local government realise that it is the commercial sector
that pays their wages and if we feel the squeeze they must also make
cuts, cloud cuckoo land,... huh.



When the councils return to being run by the councillors rather than the
officers (assuming that the councillors understand basic economics).


When the councillors have the authority and take responsibility for
local wishes.

Maggie ripped teh councils apart to stop loonie lefties wasting mioney.
She centralised te funds. Labour LOVED that, they could dictate social
policy centrally, get the decisions rubber stamped by the councils who
took the flak, and turn every where into a clone of a sink estate, full
of natural labour voters.

Its all very well to give power back to the local authorities IF they
are then able to be held to account by the citizens.




Adrian