The Budget

[Colesy]

[willg54]

i just feel its in the british nature to complain at any change and not see the bigger picture. I've been impressed with the way things have changed, big change needs to happen.

Although...im damn happy im leaving uni and not just about to start!! my 6 years at uni will be just as expensive, if not cheaper then the future students first year alone!

[Le S2 Audi]

I have to agree with most of the RIGHT wing views on this thread - so far...

If I ran my business (What's left of it thanks to the Wan/Bankers) the way the public sector is, I would be up on charges for running a business whilst not fit for purpose and whilst not having enough funding we would be closed down... and banned from running a company for ever...

We need radical reform of all public sectors, NHS, HMRC, Councils from top to bottom and whilst it pleasing to see that the coalition are starting to tackle it.. There is a long way to go.

When we are being charged £180.00 to change a light bulb due to the inept bargaining that was done under the last government, it shows just how bad things are and I don't think we are told half of the truth, and it seems that some of these deals will take years to get out off, we really do have a LONG way to go yet.

Whilst I think the 1p cut in fuel tax is a bonus, and the cancellation of the accumulator is a step in the right direction, it's just not enough... what with the VAT increase in Jan and the previous increases I do feel that GO could have gone further, and lets be honest the only reason this has been done now is that he knows that any further fuel increases is just gonna push up inflation even more (lets not forget that every item you buy in the uk is transported in one way or another)... and that intern would put more pressure on interest rates and then that would hurt the tory middle class even harder, and they would never get back into power and any of the hard work they are pushing for would be waisted, as Miliband (Who needs a slap) would undo it in 5 minutes...

We really do need to wake up as a nation and smell the ***** and not dream of the smell of roses and get a grip on the REAL WORLD around us and deal with it...

We need major reform and it's gonna be hard... But as long as its fair I'll put up with it for a few years yet...

Vodka fuelled

[Dan]

Would you not say that the coalition is making a damn good go at making the public sector more efficient and effective?

They're making a damn good effort, but unless they have someone independant go through the whole structure, it won't work. If you allow institutions to make their own savings then they will always save their beloved senior managers, who invariably are the real problem.

What we have now is a crapload of laid off binmen, while the senior officials who ****ed the whole thing up in the first place have kept their jobs.

We need radical reform of all public sectors, NHS, HMRC, Councils from top to bottom and whilst it pleasing to see that the coalition are starting to tackle it.. There is a long way to go.

I completely agree with this.

When we are being charged £180.00 to change a light bulb

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[simon20vq]

What rate has the mileage allowance changed to?

[Dan]

What rate has the mileage allowance changed to?

45p per mile. Not much change, but it adds up.

[benntenn67]

A vote on eu membership - a yes or a no, no half measures, either in & become fully immersed, handing over all power (in which case we won't our goverment) or withdraw completely & save ourselves a 5hit load of money ?????