Dear Editor,
Having seen first hand the impact that previous cuts have had upon the
people of the North East, I found it extremely frustrating to hear that the cost
of Whitehall bureaucrats has spiraled (with many newly hired staff reportedly
being paid thousands of pounds per day) within hours of receiving news that
Hartlepool Council has voted to raise Council Tax.
Spending on this area had previously fallen significantly as part of
Government cuts which leads me to question why key services in Hartlepool
continue to suffer from severe funding problems (not to mention the local
Hospital which has just announced that it will lose even more services) if the
Government can find hundreds of millions of pounds for yet more bureaucrats in
Whitehall.
It is true that Councils such as Hartlepool must spend what resources
they have more efficiently, but (regardless of what David Cameron and George
Osborne will tell you) the same must be said of the Government. We need more
resources for key services, not bureaucrats in London who earn tens of thousands
of pounds per month.
Regards,
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