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Originally Posted by Livia

It is also a MASSIVE generalisation to think that everyone in the public service is hard done-by. The next time the paramedics are on strike lets hope one of you or yours don't need an ambulance. But if you do, and one doesn't come, you can take comfort that these heroes are, in your eyes, making a difference for themselves.

The government knows every child matters. You seriously think the government wants children to fail? Wants schools to fail? Did the last government want that too?

No...child services is a mess in almost every council I deal with. Their record-keeping is a mess, they take ages to answer the phone, ages to answer an email, agesto answer a letter... Have you seen what a senior social worker makes? Try getting one before 10am, or after 4pm, or on a Friday afternoon. In fact, try getting any sense out of ANY council before 10am, after 4pm or on a Friday afternoon. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of giving up, which is why it's so frustrating. When I start a job I have to see it through to the end. Something that's quite alien to the public services.

And as far as funding goes... if they want to save some of their funding they should cut the waste. If the public services ran as efficiently as private business has to, they'd have loads more cash to spend on what matters.

The leader of my local council is paid three times what the MP is paid. Pin a medal on him, he's serving his country.

Thats unfair the RCN voted not to strike last time so no lives were ever in jeopardy. And first responders were not involved either...

They are failing....And they are blaming the teachers rather than themselves.

Yes, as child services is seriously underfunded...

What do you consider waste?....

I thought the councils were streamlining? With the abolition of police authorities there will be no need for as many councillors so I'm guessing their days are numbered.

We don't need as many MP's either tbh... Or mayors....