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Richard Garvie
post Nov 12 2010, 12:48 PM
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Sorry to start another political thread, but I have just published our alternative to the spending cuts at Wesdt Berks here: http://www.newburylabourparty.org/a-better-way

Forget that it's a Labour Party plan for a second, what do you think of the content? Hopefully the Tories will think twice before attacking public services again and instead look at Council waste. We could have saved more than £12m, but we just don't have the detail to see what some departments do.
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- Richard Garvie   Another way...   Nov 12 2010, 12:48 PM
- - Blake   You are not sorry. End this party political guff...   Nov 12 2010, 02:19 PM
- - Richard Garvie   Why is it guff? It is an alternative to what the T...   Nov 12 2010, 02:48 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 02:4...   Nov 12 2010, 05:26 PM
|- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 12 2010, 05:26 PM) Accor...   Nov 12 2010, 05:50 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 05:5...   Nov 12 2010, 06:06 PM
|- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 12 2010, 06:06 PM) I agr...   Nov 12 2010, 06:19 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:1...   Nov 12 2010, 06:21 PM
||- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 12 2010, 06:21 PM) Th...   Nov 12 2010, 06:36 PM
||- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Nov 12 2010, 06:36 P...   Nov 12 2010, 06:42 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:1...   Nov 12 2010, 06:33 PM
- - gardeb   Not more political drivel.   Nov 12 2010, 02:56 PM
- - On the edge   Someone has done a fair bit of work. There are ce...   Nov 12 2010, 03:00 PM
|- - dannyboy   QUOTE (On the edge @ Nov 12 2010, 03:00 P...   Nov 12 2010, 03:08 PM
- - Blake   No. This catastrophic mess was caused by Labour an...   Nov 12 2010, 03:05 PM
- - Bloggo   In my opinion it is about time that NWN put a stop...   Nov 12 2010, 03:18 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Bloggo @ Nov 12 2010, 03:18 PM) In...   Nov 12 2010, 05:29 PM
|- - dannyboy   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 12 2010, 05:29 PM) As a ...   Nov 12 2010, 05:30 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (dannyboy @ Nov 12 2010, 05:30 PM) ...   Nov 12 2010, 05:35 PM
|- - dannyboy   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 12 2010, 05:35 PM) What ...   Nov 12 2010, 05:37 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (dannyboy @ Nov 12 2010, 05:37 PM) ...   Nov 12 2010, 05:41 PM
|- - dannyboy   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 12 2010, 05:41 PM) Of co...   Nov 12 2010, 05:54 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (dannyboy @ Nov 12 2010, 05:54 PM) ...   Nov 12 2010, 06:07 PM
- - dannyboy   maybe there should be the strapline THERE NOW FOL...   Nov 12 2010, 03:20 PM
- - Blake   I agree with you Bloggo. The NWN needs to have a ...   Nov 12 2010, 03:25 PM
|- - dannyboy   QUOTE (Blake @ Nov 12 2010, 03:25 PM) I a...   Nov 12 2010, 03:32 PM
|- - Iommi   QUOTE (Blake @ Nov 12 2010, 03:25 PM) I a...   Nov 12 2010, 06:38 PM
- - Richard Garvie   I'm hardly saying it's best, just pointing...   Nov 12 2010, 03:27 PM
|- - Bloggo   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 03:2...   Nov 12 2010, 03:32 PM
|- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (Bloggo @ Nov 12 2010, 03:32 PM) Ya...   Nov 12 2010, 03:38 PM
|- - Bloggo   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 03:3...   Nov 12 2010, 03:48 PM
- - Blake   Absolutely. I hope you are getting the message no...   Nov 12 2010, 03:53 PM
- - Richard Garvie   Ok. Forget that I'm a Labour party member and ...   Nov 12 2010, 03:56 PM
- - Richard Garvie   And yes, I am aware of the hig number of threads I...   Nov 12 2010, 03:57 PM
- - noobree   Why even bother complaining about 'political...   Nov 12 2010, 04:13 PM
|- - noobree   PS re. cutting budgets, the excellent P J O'Ro...   Nov 12 2010, 04:25 PM
- - user23   These are just meaningless numbers unless you expl...   Nov 12 2010, 05:52 PM
- - Strafin   Rukes of the forum, 5. You warrant agree and under...   Nov 12 2010, 06:18 PM
- - Richard Garvie   Without looking at the documentation, I believe th...   Nov 12 2010, 06:29 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:2...   Nov 12 2010, 07:20 PM
||- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 12 2010, 07:20 PM) So...   Nov 12 2010, 09:09 PM
||- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:2...   Nov 12 2010, 09:20 PM
|- - Exhausted   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:2...   Nov 13 2010, 06:04 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Nov 13 2010, 06:04 PM)...   Nov 13 2010, 09:36 PM
|- - Bofem   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Nov 13 2010, 06:04 PM)...   Nov 14 2010, 06:11 AM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (Exhausted @ Nov 13 2010, 06:04 PM)...   Nov 14 2010, 08:51 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (blackdog @ Nov 14 2010, 08:51 PM) ...   Nov 14 2010, 09:25 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (On the edge @ Nov 14 2010, 09:25 P...   Nov 14 2010, 09:50 PM
- - Richard Garvie   But this is it. Labour have said they will support...   Nov 12 2010, 06:37 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 06:3...   Nov 12 2010, 08:04 PM
- - Richard Garvie   I already said I would reduce staff numbers. You k...   Nov 12 2010, 09:36 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 09:3...   Nov 12 2010, 09:45 PM
- - Richard Garvie   For the small number of people like you User23 who...   Nov 12 2010, 10:16 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 10:1...   Nov 12 2010, 10:24 PM
- - Richard Garvie   In terms of financial cost centres, are they the s...   Nov 12 2010, 10:34 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 10:3...   Nov 12 2010, 10:40 PM
- - Richard Garvie   I do know the answer. And the answer is very clear...   Nov 12 2010, 10:55 PM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 10:5...   Nov 13 2010, 08:33 AM
||- - blackdog   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 13 2010, 08:33 AM) Wh...   Nov 13 2010, 10:56 AM
||- - user23   QUOTE (blackdog @ Nov 13 2010, 10:56 AM) ...   Nov 13 2010, 11:45 AM
||- - Biker1   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 13 2010, 12:45 PM) Th...   Nov 13 2010, 12:09 PM
||- - Exhausted   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 13 2010, 11:45 AM) Th...   Nov 13 2010, 05:53 PM
||- - blackdog   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 13 2010, 11:45 AM) Th...   Nov 14 2010, 10:48 AM
||- - user23   QUOTE (blackdog @ Nov 14 2010, 10:48 AM) ...   Nov 14 2010, 05:21 PM
||- - On the edge   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 14 2010, 05:21 PM) Th...   Nov 14 2010, 06:11 PM
||- - blackdog   QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 14 2010, 05:21 PM) Th...   Nov 15 2010, 12:34 AM
|- - Cognosco   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 10:5...   Nov 13 2010, 06:33 PM
- - Richard Garvie   One area we didn't make savings because I can...   Nov 12 2010, 11:00 PM
- - Richard Garvie   Another cost we didn't understand so didn...   Nov 12 2010, 11:04 PM
- - On the edge   Standards of service are an interesting point. In...   Nov 13 2010, 09:40 AM
- - Richard Garvie   Exactly. Numbers can be reduced, and with a bit of...   Nov 13 2010, 09:52 AM
|- - user23   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 13 2010, 09:5...   Nov 13 2010, 10:11 AM
- - Richard Garvie   Again it's all about opinions!!! I...   Nov 13 2010, 10:21 AM
- - Richard Garvie   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 12 2010, 11:0...   Nov 13 2010, 10:22 AM
- - Iommi   How about more taxes and cuts at the same time, th...   Nov 13 2010, 03:37 PM
- - gardeb   Can the Forum not have a "Richard Garvie...   Nov 13 2010, 03:42 PM
|- - Iommi   QUOTE (gardeb @ Nov 13 2010, 03:42 PM) Ca...   Nov 13 2010, 03:51 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 13 2010, 03:51 PM) You...   Nov 13 2010, 03:56 PM
|- - gardeb   "You can't dictate who should be or shoul...   Nov 13 2010, 10:39 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (gardeb @ Nov 13 2010, 10:39 PM) ...   Nov 13 2010, 10:42 PM
- - Iommi   (about) 50% of what RG says is in reply, so why d...   Nov 13 2010, 04:05 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 13 2010, 04:05 PM) (ab...   Nov 13 2010, 04:22 PM
|- - Iommi   QUOTE (GMR @ Nov 13 2010, 04:22 PM) I don...   Nov 13 2010, 04:29 PM
|- - GMR   QUOTE (Iommi @ Nov 13 2010, 04:29 PM) Whi...   Nov 13 2010, 04:40 PM
- - On the edge   Just a couple of observations. First, Richard G...   Nov 13 2010, 04:48 PM
|- - Iommi   QUOTE (On the edge @ Nov 13 2010, 04:48 P...   Nov 13 2010, 04:51 PM
- - Richard Garvie   Great to see some more suggestions on here. No mat...   Nov 14 2010, 04:02 PM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   Richard - Are you in fact an agent of the Tory par...   Nov 15 2010, 09:08 AM
|- - Blake   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Nov 15 2010, 09...   Nov 15 2010, 10:34 AM
- - Richard Garvie   PS. User23, what would you cut? Cameron wants a tw...   Nov 14 2010, 04:04 PM
- - Richard Garvie   I wouldn't back a trust to run the library unl...   Nov 15 2010, 12:26 AM
- - Richard Garvie   I think it is a ban on tax increases, a number of ...   Nov 15 2010, 12:39 AM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 15 2010, 12:3...   Nov 15 2010, 02:07 PM
- - Richard Garvie   As far as I know, the first year is frozen by Whit...   Nov 15 2010, 04:23 PM


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