Councils (and most other public bodies come to think of it) are infamous for their ability to mismanage funds and lose money hand over fist. In fact they do it on such a frequent occurance that they have almost made an art of it!

It used to be a scandal when funds went missing, or a black hole was found in the council budget, with the local papers apopletic with rage on behalf of all the local residents (was going to say voters but that would narrow the field down too much!) But now, it doesn't even make the front page!

Incompetence and public spending seem to go hand in hand.

But, this time the collective councils of Greater Manchester have come up with an absolute stunner!

Not content with forcing through a scheme that means that drivers would subsidise people who use public transport (basically leaving everybody bolloxed and the transport system in disarray if everyone were to switch to the magical new system!) they announced - whilst everyone was still gently simmering about these boneheaded and ill thought out plans - that they would also introduce a second level of congestion to town centres.

On the one hand I'm about to march off to my local town hall to nail members of the executive to the heavily (and expensively) wallpapered chambers as an act for the "greater good" and burn the horrible sixties monstrosity to the ground.

But on the other hand, I'm almost impressed by the shear balls of these people to say,
"You thought that the first plan was bad? Well, have we got a surprise for you - we're also going to rip the heart out of your town centres so that soon only the Trafford Centre will be left!"

But I don't blame these people, it isn't their fault that they are inbred degenerates with the same level of basic intelligence as Tim Nice but Dim.

I blame the Council Officers who tell them how they should vote at the AGMA meetings (yes of course they claim they are representing the people - but how the hell do you expect a postal worker to understand the first thing about transport planning? I wouldn't ask a civil engineer how walksort works!) 

But more importantly I blame the people who don't vote! It's your fault!!! Yes, YOUR'S!!!!!!!!! If you'd spent just a few minutes looking at the options instead of sniping,

Thanks