Volvos I believe but certainly comfortable and a decent ride. I'm a big fan of the Mercedes buses in the Isle of Man - comfortable, smooth and the drivers wait for everyone to sit down before mo… (View Post)

Also worth noting nearly one million local Government jobs have gone since 2010 though headcounts have been pretty stable since 2019 (unlike central Government and the NHS). (View Post)

The attempt to take property out of local Government funding was an interesting one and not wholly without merit. The single person in the big house was, it was argued, a lesser use of Council Servic… (View Post)

Morning all :) It's an interesting discussion - not Truss of course - but the truth that Margaret Thatcher of all people introduced tax rises (VAT) in 1981 while reducing direct taxation (income… (View Post)

Just worth noting almost all of that growth in the public sector has been in central Government - more than half a million since 2019. :Local Government headcount has been almost static (a very small… (View Post)