Friday, Aug 27, 2010
Interesting list of cutbacks
Yahoo / reuters: Signs of the times: Austerity bites across the UK
Britain's new coalition government has vowed to slash spending in a bid to drive down its deficit.
a summary of other developments from around the country showing how the cuts are being felt and dealt with:
Posted by mark @ 02:03 PM (477 views) Add Comment
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1. tyrellcorporation said...
'The first large-scale Pride event planned for Worcester has been postponed. Organisers of Worcester Pride 2010 said the 'new period of austerity' had led to many bodies which had pledged support having to revise their budgets.' (BBC, Aug 9)
Gobsmacking that childrens services and basic highway maintainance get cut before 'events' like these. This isn't a cutback, it's a godsend - good riddance!
2. tyrellcorporation said...
Council workers in Northampton are being ordered to sell one of their organs in an effort to raise money for essential local services. Concerning the rather draconian measure, Northampton City Council leader Matt LeFevre said 'this decision was made in a last ditch attempt to stave off these vicious Tory cutbacks. Of course people are concerned about losing a bodypart but our Pride event has been booked and by golly we're all rallying round to see it through' (Guardian, Aug 4th)