armsid Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 So B/ham Council hve filed for Special Administration as they cannot pay the bills which means we the taxpayer will have to step in and guess what? the union blames the leadership for excessive waste and overspending interesting times ahead if this is what Starmer thinks is the blueprint for a Labour Gov. i expect someone will defend the Councils spending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCB56 Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 If ALL council's, not just Birmingham made sure all their employees and sub contractors carried out their jobs on time and for no extra payments, we would all get a council tax rebate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 the council coffers were still weak as a result on gamboling on the icelandic banks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 These pathetic morons spend taxpayers money renaming streets, whilst going bump. That is what happens when people elect woke idiots who know nothing of financial probity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 small potatoes when tories have bankrupted the entire country! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, clangerman said: small potatoes when tories have bankrupted the entire country! lol Didn't take long for it to come back to a bit of Tory bashing 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Gordon R said: These pathetic morons spend taxpayers money renaming streets, whilst going bump. That is what happens when people elect woke idiots who know nothing of financial probity. Go orn yew tell em boi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Try to get anything done here the answer the SNP don't have the money for it , There's been main traffic lights out on roundabout to the M90 for six weeks and a sinkhole appeared four weeks ago . Why do people just accept it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 It's easy to spend money when it's someone else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 There are some pretty useless people getting paid mega money for doing very little on the payroll of most councils. Pruning them out would be a start Plus, I believe, councils don't have a pension fund. They pay their pensions out of the money we pay in as council tax every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, Vince Green said: There are some pretty useless people getting paid mega money for doing very little on the payroll of most councils. Pruning them out would be a start Plus, I believe, councils don't have a pension fund. They pay their pensions out of the money we pay in as council tax every month. Oh yes, have a cull of the useless, far too many get in to a good position and stop doing much at all. Don't know about the pension situation, but wouldn't be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Vince Green said: There are some pretty useless people getting paid mega money for doing very little on the payroll of most councils. Pruning them out would be a start Can be equally applied to the Civil service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Immigration has bankrupted this country, most have large families and can tick every benefit box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Yellow Bear said: Can be equally applied to the Civil service Definitely true ! The Civil Service is not fit for purpose anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Vince Green said: There are some pretty useless people getting paid mega money for doing very little on the payroll of most councils. Pruning them out would be a start Agreed. But those who would take decisions on pruning are themselves in positions mostly justified by the number of people, branches, divisions etc they control. The laws of Self Survival dictate that if you prune too deeply then your own job becomes at risk. So it will not happen to any great extent. One issue which needs correcting right away is the civil service three day week / four day weekend (ooops, sorry, I mean the working from home life balance!!). It’s one thing I find myself in agreement with Rees-Mogg. They should all be back in the office. If they can socialise in pubs, restaurants, cinema, etc etc then, clearly, they can go back to the office. However, the Permanent Secretaries (the Top a dog at a ministry) openly disagree with Ministers on this so it isn’t going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, countryman said: Immigration has bankrupted this country, most have large families and can tick every benefit box. Specifically illegal immigration, but yes it’s no doubt caused a lot of the issues. Subsidised university education won’t have helped either. Hard to justify it with the rubbish that universities spout now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bobba said: Agreed. But those who would take decisions on pruning are themselves in positions mostly justified by the number of people, branches, divisions etc they control. The laws of Self Survival dictate that if you prune too deeply then your own job becomes at risk. So it will not happen to any great extent. One issue which needs correcting right away is the civil service three day week / four day weekend (ooops, sorry, I mean the working from home life balance!!). It’s one thing I find myself in agreement with Rees-Mogg. They should all be back in the office. If they can socialise in pubs, restaurants, cinema, etc etc then, clearly, they can go back to the office. However, the Permanent Secretaries (the Top a dog at a ministry) openly disagree with Ministers on this so it isn’t going to happen. It's not about working from home as much as NOT working from home. When you are at home nobody can see what you are really doing. (or not doing) It's so obvious you are going to have "distractions" . You would have to be absolutely stupid not to believe it is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 10/09/2023 at 12:45, RCB56 said: If ALL council's, not just Birmingham made sure all their employees and sub contractors carried out their jobs on time and for no extra payments, we would all get a council tax rebate. Not the done thing old bean, they became bosom mates 20+years ago. On 10/09/2023 at 14:53, clangerman said: small potatoes when tories have bankrupted the entire country! lol Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Vince Green said: There are some pretty useless people getting paid mega money for doing very little on the payroll of most councils. Pruning them out would be a start Plus, I believe, councils don't have a pension fund. They pay their pensions out of the money we pay in as council tax every month. Vince no the council local gov pension are funded and be checked every 3 years to ensure benefits are covered by the assets ! central gov police teachers and nhs are un funded so no pension pots. those paying in are effectively paying those on pension Regards Agriv8 Edited September 11, 2023 by Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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