Despite daily news bulletins telling us the country must reduce our debts, the public sector still doesn’t get it.
If a Southend Council manager is off sick, his or her workload should be shared by other staff. Why recruit someone else and double the wage bill?
£140,000 for eight months’ work!
Is there nothing we can do to stop this madness?
David Dearle
Chalfont Close
Leigh
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