That's 1 minute and 23 seconds of my life I won't be getting back. That's how much "debate" I watched. What is the point of these? Seriously - the reason we complain about ou… (View Post)

That's a different question and I broadly agree. The problem is not everywhere is the same. One example I'll offer is Surrey - 1 county council and 11 district and borough councils. I suspe… (View Post)

As I'm sure your tongue is firmly in your cheek, let's play. You'd have a National Refuse Collection Service presumably, a National Library Service, a National Fire Service, a National… (View Post)

Thank you but it would be part one - the second part is about the funding in terms of how it's raised and re-distributed and that's a can of worms you'd only find in the Costco discoun… (View Post)

@TSE - seriously, why do you do this to me? FPT Afternoon all :) Financing local Government is one of those issues which nobody, if they've got any sense, wants to go anywhere near. The fact we … (View Post)