March 5, 2009
"Most public sector workers are hardworking people fulfilling vital roles in society - nurses, teachers, policemen and so on. But they themselves can hardly relish the spectacle of scarce national resources being squandered on others, State-employed drones performing non-jobs."
An absolutely brilliant and biting article by Max Hastings on how your pocket is being emptied by those utterly pointless people at your town hall who empty no bins, care for no children, and pick up no litter.
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Ouch!

After a career in local government arts development I now find out my life has been pointless!
Might as well end it all now.
Thanks for bringing the truth to my attention, jd. It's been
nicean experience. All best wishes for the future. Adieu.