Forward Planning
I am tired of seeing top people on T.V, from the Prime Minister downwards, telling us that conditions are unusually bad, everything possible is being done etc. There have been lots of meetings. Oh yes, meetings.
Tonight we are told by the Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, I am a fan of his because he is pro rail, that he has asked local authorities to reduce the use of salt by 25%, because the weather is set to get worse. Wait a minute. Reduce?? If it is getting worse you increase surely? No because they are running out because……
I do not care what the reasons are. This blog will accept no excuses. It has been obvious for years that sooner or later we were in for a really cold winter. We pay all these civil servants local and national, especially the bosses in charge of the plans, excessive salaries to plan properly.They have let us down badly. An incoming government has some opportunity for economy here. Top earnings in local and national government service cut to £100, 000 a year. Plenty. Oh you will all leave? Go then. You have done a lousy job.