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Why our political system will never change
Finally a reader of our Echo (We've too much local government' by Colin Lucas, Echo, April 25) has seen the light as to how us taxpayers are funding a system which must date back over 100 years and as each year goes by is costing more.
Weymouth and Portland mayor, Coun David Harris, and myself have written to this paper and expressed our views on how this system could be reformed - and how that would make a large saving on the now heavy financial worry to all of us.
I have written to all the leaders of our political parties as to the system that now exists, but of course received no replies. Probably because it would upset the balance of power.
When you think that 25 per cent of your tax pays for wages and that gold plated pension at the age of 60, plus the high salaries that the executives are being paid no wonder local councils don't want anyone to rock the boat.
Will it ever change? I don't think so as too many have a comfortable existence while the low paid and retired people struggle to meet the ever-increasing demands on the poor incomes that this government has applied. Need I mention the new tax codes.
I have used the expression ' too many fingers in the honey pot ' and I am sure this is what exists.
Michael H Phillips, Crossways.
10:35am Sunday 4th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Jimmy, Dorchester on 8:35am Tue 6 May 08
Well said Mr Phillips. The County Council are supposed to be public servants but if there are any cuts in the budget then it's services that go first rather than company cars and the gross overstaffing that we keep on hearing about. County Hall is something akin to an Orwellian Inner Party to whom we are all beholden but it just should not be like that. Why should we have to pay for their fancy pension schemes? What about our pension schemes? Hardly worth the paper they're printed on! When it's time for people to pull their belts in then it's company cars that should go first before anything else.
Well said Mr Phillips. The County Council are supposed to be public servants but if there are any cuts in the budget then it's services that go first rather than company cars and the gross overstaffing that we keep on hearing about. County Hall is something akin to an Orwellian Inner Party to whom we are all beholden but it just should not be like that. Why should we have to pay for their fancy pension schemes? What about our pension schemes? Hardly worth the paper they're printed on! When it's time for people to pull their belts in then it's company cars that should go first before anything else.
Posted by: simone, weymouth on 11:04pm Sun 11 May 08
Dorset County Council
Spending on Staff Advertising
1996/9 [bold]2006/7[/bold] £660.000 [bold]£1.092.000[/bold] Spending on Publicity
1996/7 [bold]2000/7[/bold] £954.000 [bold][bold]£1.911.000[/bold] [/bold] increase of 100.3%
Middle Management Salary over £50.000p.a
2002 (24) [bold]2006/7(38[/bold] )
£1.490.000 [bold][bold]£2.580.000[/bold] [/bold]
For population of (2006) 403.000
Dorset County Council
Spending on Staff Advertising
1996/9
2006/7 £660.000
£1.092.000 Spending on Publicity
1996/7
2000/7 £954.000
£1.911.000 increase of 100.3%
Middle Management Salary over £50.000p.a
2002 (24)
2006/7(38 )
£1.490.000
£2.580.000
For population of (2006) 403.000
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