And this is only being realised now? Why didn't they make drastic changes? If I lost 40% of my income, i'd downsize my house, stop all luxuries and look at all options to grow my income back to where it was.
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And this is only being realised now? Why didn't they make drastic changes? If I lost 40% of my income, i'd downsize my house, stop all luxuries and look at all options to grow my income back to where it was.
Dunno. I’ve not looked at their accounts. They have and have said they can’t do anything else.
They're not the first council to say this and won’t be the last. It’s almost like there is a central funding cut that councils can’t cope anymore.
It's not in doubt that they are being squeezed, but if there's not the income (for either brexit, mismanagement by this idiotic government, covid, wasteful barges, rampant inflation) then there's no option. We need to rationalise spend as a country until we're in a position to increase it.
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It needs increasing now. In lots of areas.It's not in doubt that they are being squeezed, but if there's not the income (for either brexit, mismanagement by this idiotic government, covid, wasteful barges, rampant inflation) then there's no option. We need to rationalise spend as a country until we're in a position to increase it.
Lots of grown up debates need to happen, and soon.
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Only so much that you can cut.And this is only being realised now? Why didn't they make drastic changes? If I lost 40% of my income, i'd downsize my house, stop all luxuries and look at all options to grow my income back to where it was.
As for downsizing, it’s hard to say when you’ve moved from your mansion to a social housing bedsit. Just like your new house, waiting for the road that is down to the developer to build, the council adopting it later. You seem to think the council should take on those costs, they‘ be even skinter.
It needs increasing now. In lots of areas.
Lots of grown up debates need to happen, and soon.
Interested in your thoughts on what we change (either increase tax / or cut other areas) to make this work as a country and allow that funding? £110bn this year is paying of debt because we didn't manage effectively in prior years. That could be going to councils, paying for NHS pay increases etc.
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Me? I’d drop Trident and HS2.Interested in your thoughts on what we change (either increase tax / or cut other areas) to make this work as a country and allow that funding? £110bn this year is paying of debt because we didn't manage effectively in prior years. That could be going to councils, paying for NHS pay increases etc.
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No need. We could probably sort everything once these are our and we no longer give huge backhanders to their donors.Me? I’d drop Trident and HS2.
We’re getting ripped.
Only so much that you can cut.
As for downsizing, it’s hard to say when you’ve moved from your mansion to a social housing bedsit. Just like your new house, waiting for the road that is down to the developer to build, the council adopting it later. You seem to think the council should take on those costs, they‘ be even skinter.
The main road leading to the estate is waiting to be surfaced by the council. The builders have been excellent, providing nice walking paths around the estate, upfront donations to the council for local park improvements as part of the permission to build here.
Birmingham spent millions on a botched IT system and owe millions back to women who they didn't pay fairly. Yet they are still there. Why? Need to walk away and let someone else run it.
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I know, but the person I was replying to has decided that we can’t do that, so I suggested what I would remove from our financial burden.No need. We could probably sort everything once these are our and we no longer give huge backhanders to their donors.
We’re getting ripped.
Trident is 3bn per year. It also provides jobs and country security. I agree we could scrap it, but it won't even tickle the sides of the problem.Me? I’d drop Trident and HS2.
HS2 is a waste, but most of it is already sunk. Scrapping it doesn't give us the money back.
It's not even coming close what we need.