tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post6359617276849898172..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: How not to make cuts - a lesson from BradfordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-20522583152958954892011-03-20T15:24:57.628+00:002011-03-20T15:24:57.628+00:00Have a look at what the people of Jesmond did some...Have a look at what the people of Jesmond did some years ago when the local Labour Council closed their swimming pool in revenge(some thought) for them having the temerity to return an SDP councillor in an election..<br /><br />That was more than a decade ago and they are still going strong, independent of the Council, run for and by local people, and as an award-winning, not-for-profit social organisation.<br /><br />http://www.jesmondpool.co.uk/<br /><br />It can be doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-57789533637722511672011-02-24T12:40:39.639+00:002011-02-24T12:40:39.639+00:00Shroud waving. Make the cuts where they will be se...Shroud waving. Make the cuts where they will be seen even though they are ineffective but will cause the greatest amount of publicity.<br /><br />I bet even when they have closed the library that they will not allow the local community into the property to run it as they want - no that just will not be on, you can't have people doing things for themselves. The council would disappear into nothingness if everyone did that!SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-81232395979375328002011-02-24T11:22:20.498+00:002011-02-24T11:22:20.498+00:00Councils are going for headline grabbing cuts, wha...Councils are going for headline grabbing cuts, what a surprise. Quite WHY councils pay ANYTHING towards Trade Unions is beyond me; these are the same unions that make substantial donations to the Labour Party, so are hardly strapped for cash. Sadly, a lot of councils are seizing on cuts to score cheap political points.Pam Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371835641538430316noreply@blogger.com