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Originally Posted by jambutty
Blackburn gobbled up Darwen and now it looks like they have eyes on Hyndburn. I don’t like it any more than the Accringtonians do even though I now live in Darwen and have lived most of my adult life in Blackburn. I was brought up, went to school and had my first two jobs in Accrington.
If Blackburn gets its way it will then be Rossendale and then who?
Bigger is not necessarily better and the reason that it will save money doesn’t wash with me.
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Well said Jambutty, it might eventually save money, but in the short term the costs of all the changes will have to be financed.
Also, Blackburn and Darwen council have outsourched a lot of their services to Capita. This means that these jobs are now done by people who earn a much lower salary, which must also have a detrimental affect on the local economy. The levels of wages in Hyndburn are already very low, with a large number of people only being paid the minimum wage. So if jobs, which historically have paid better then disappear, there will be even less money in the local economy, which will depress it even more. I suppose that would mean even more pound shops in Accrington, as if we haven't already got enough.