Tim Streater grunted in
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In article ,
wrote:

On Friday, December 6, 2013 7:47:46 PM UTC,
wrote:
The council got an a independant guy

The amount of money wasted is truly a disgrace.

Indeed the HSE should be dragged before parliament to show how much
money IS wasted and watch them umm and erm after surveying such
nonsense nationwide on an activity based costing.

Most of it has nothing to do with the HSE. All the "no conkers" and
"no hanging flower baskets" crap is down to the local council.

Yes, but that in turn is down to the appalling compensation culture we
now live in. I find it rather hard to blame the authorities who have to
operate under these conditions. Eg, from a quick google:

"Hull City Council pays £34,000 after schoolgirl hurt in game of 'tag'":
http://tinyurl.com/oc6yesv

"Families in Lancashire have been awarded almost £800,000 over the past
five years after they sued over falls, slips, fingers trapped in doors
and other mishaps": http://tinyurl.com/mpl5yph

"Lewis Pierce... lashed out at his younger brother during playground
hijinks, missing his target and slicing his thumb open on a stainless
steel water fountain...he was awarded more than £3,000 compensation."
http://tinyurl.com/nqyhrqw

"Parent tried to sue Derby City Council after a conker fell on their
daughter's head in the school playground" http://tinyurl.com/kc3lv2r

And don't forget even the claims which end up failing still cost councils
£000s in defending, admin etc.


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David