Cuts cuts cuts in public services all over the UK to a greater or lesser extent depending on where you live. We hear about them all the time; Parks and Gardens CUT, Arts CUT, Help for the elderly CUT, and still it goes on. In Cambridgeshire on hearing the latest news re how much funding from central government they will get a Councillor announced words along the lines of; we have already cut the lowest fruit now we will have to cut other areas.
Lowest fruit, no limits to what or where it would appear unless you can make enough noise for the council to think No we will keep that and cut the other thing there is no noise or less noise about.
Because thats how its going or looks to be. If the county cannot afford it say we will cut it and get the district to do it and pay for it, what happens when they cant afford to run it is something else.
Lately there has been much consultation about Lollipop patrols, we are thinking of cutting them say the county. After a lot of comment its we will keep them and investigate other options. But of course by keeping the Lollipop patrol where else are they going to look for the money to run them, dont say that do they.
As I have said before people have got used to councils running all sorts of services some that they think they have every right to like rubbish collection and street lights. They are not safe and nor is anything else. If you dont think it matters ask friends and family, I am guessing at least one is paying extra for a service they used to get for free or its is not provided now. Where will it end?
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