Essexyellows
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Which text books do you consider to have been wasteful?
It's very easy to claim wastefulness in the public sector. But why stop there, and not point out in inefficiencies in the private sector? We don't need to look at railway franchises or the multiple delivery vehicles from many private companies that are driving up and down and up and down the same streets... I've had three Amazon orders come by three different drivers on the same day! Incredibly inefficient!
There are people working for councils that do need critique. This is supposed to be done by elected representatives, but how many take the time to do proper scrutiny? Many are there to get paid, look after their interests, feel important, and... are there for the "entertainment". It's a recreational activity for them.
They can get away with this because people vote for political party brands, and not the competencies of candidates. Just look at the Tory cabinet...
I doubt Amazon are too concerned that multiple deliveries appeared on different routes.
"Online retail giant Amazon paid £293m in tax in the UK last year, while its sales surged 26% to £13.73bn.
The firm, which employs 33,000 people in the UK, said the taxes included business rates, corporation tax, stamp duty and other contributions."
Whereas our City Council (Labour) revenue budget report says:
"The Spending Review approach has served us well: savings of nearly £50m have been made since 2014, and left the Council with a relatively healthy level of reserves at the start of 2020/21 (compared to other authorities).
The budget gap for 2021/22 is £3m less than estimated in the draft budget published in December. This is largely the result of additional one-off funding being provided from central government, that reduces the gap for one year only."
So are our Council saying that the approach by Government is actually working and making them work efficiently?