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Originally Posted by Guinness
I'm totally confused by that comment 
Are you saying its lazy NOT to volunteer to take someones livelihood away or are you saying its lazy to expect someone to do something they are paid to do? |
My reply was about this bit of Retlaws quote
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Originally Posted by Retlaw
There is a different mind set amongst the English about volunteering.
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Originally Posted by Guinness
In the case of emergency services, what I want are trained professionals to be paid accordingly from a central fund raised by fair taxation to save my life if needed, and I'd rather have too many than too few, and if that means cutting aid to spacefaring nations so be it.
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I agree with you on that.
I have said to several politicians that I don't agree with Council Tax freezes. I believe they do it to makes voters happy and not for the good of the Borough. Costs are increasing all the time in wages, insurance, vehicles etc etc and the incoming money is staying the same. in effect a frezze is the same as a cut. The services we receive are being cut to keep Council Tax the same which is not good. Many on here moan about the state of the town centre, lack of toilets and whatever, with less money to spend the service we get will be worse.
HBC are already outsourcing and joining with other councils to provide reduced services for things like planning and others.