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Originally Posted by gynn
Things have changed a bit since my day. In all the years I was there, we never had anything like the cuts that the Council has to impose this year, and the only thing to look forward to at budget time was how much George Slynn would find for his latest pet schemes.
Nowadays, there are wholesale redundancies and service cuts which SHOULD be of concern.
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I've little doubt that people ARE concerned about the cuts.
However, passively witnessing the overview and scrutiny committee mull over the various proposals put forward by the parties involved, might be seen as a rather passive waste of time.
Seeing as their presence will make not one iota of difference to proceedings.
Perhaps members of the public would prefer to use their time more usefully, whilst still having a keen interest in budget cuts, by gathering any relevant information from other sources.