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Originally Posted by gondola
I can think of far better ways to spend £12000 to benefit the people of Hyndburn.
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Which goes back to the point about the funding sources - the Government allocates x number of pounds for community cohesion project, x number of pounds for arts projects, x number of pounds for sports projects, etc. The money can not be used for something outside of its remit. Therefore, although you can argue that £12k (actually £11,750 if we're being pedantic) could be spent better on roads or hospitals or old people - this is not the point of the argument. The money has to be spent on one type of project because that's what the Government (in this case, most often the lottery) has allocated it for - it can't be spent on anything else. Therefore, and I think we'll have to agree to disagree on the point about Hyndburn getting as much funding as possible - if the money has to be spent on community cohesion then I believe it should be spent propping up the Hyndburn economy rather than anywhere else - you disagree, fine.