Comments by "Jack Spring" (@jackspring7709) on "Why are so many councils going bust? | UK politics | The New Statesman podcast" video.

  1. The host and guests are just as removed from reality as the political class is. In fact the media and political class are two sides of the same coin these days.
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  2. They've become used to pocketing massive amounts of money on layers of management, bodies that do nothing, NGO's and, of course, housing anyone who arrives on a dinghy. These councils make a fortune off us every year - they just squander it all.
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  3. The tories and labour have done it. The leadership in both parties is no different.
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  4. Exactly. The money has been going on all their pet projects: they make a fortune off us every years - they're just squandering it.
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