Albert Tatlock Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I believe one of the most recent cuts is stopping our youngsters travelling to the NSC to learn to swim as part of PE at school. If correct, this IMO will lead to a generation of non/poor-swimmers. Similarly, I understand that the IOM adult evening etc. classes face a huge price hike, and numbers enrolling are expected to be significantly down this year. Yet we are still spending £hundreds of millions on this bloated civil service just to keep people sat at desks on gold plated pensions, and hiding just how bad it is and how much it is all costing us through this pathetic restructuring exercise. Cut after cut is being announced and inmplemented, yet no one seems to be walking out of government office with their belongings in a box. Most of these cuts just serve to keep these people sat at desks. A 100 people civil-service reduction this year, doesn't even reach the number who would naturally retire every year given the number employed. And, with not recruiting skilled new blood that knows what they are talking about and could change things and make things far more efficient, we end up with the same useless civil service and MHKs/ministers that spent us into this mess in the first place. If they were inefficient with 5,500 people, just think how inefficient the same organisation will be in a year - and it is the same organisation and people - as just changing the name of a department or the livery on a van won't change things. It beggars belief. Joe Public is paying the whole price, and in some cases a lot more, for this mess. Brown and his cronies have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Paul - Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 In lands far off. Take a 13% pay cut. You know it makes senseUnlike the whingeing public service unions here, Middle Ireland knows that a secure job is a privilege Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 In lands far off. Take a 13% pay cut. You know it makes senseUnlike the whingeing public service unions here, Middle Ireland knows that a secure job is a privilege Link No, they didn't whinge at all. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aFicdukiNIyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 In lands far off. Take a 13% pay cut. You know it makes senseUnlike the whingeing public service unions here, Middle Ireland knows that a secure job is a privilege Link Unfortunately 13% isn't much really. Back of a fag packet working out how much an employee actually costs multiply the salary by at least 3 times. So a thirteen percent pay cut equates to a saving of just 4.3% from the actual cost. Of course, it makes great PR for the politicos eg "Wage Bill Slashed" etc etc but the reality is very different. Reducing headcount is really the only effective way of reducing costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Paul - Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_96264.html Chief Minister to reveal restructuring cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_96264.html Chief Minister to reveal restructuring cost And how much to change the names on the doors and all the signage and corporate publications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Gay'n Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_96264.html Chief Minister to reveal restructuring cost And how much to change the names on the doors and all the signage and corporate publications? Especially the massive loss of operational capacity caused by the reorganisation = cost, and the mad gamble of also reshuffling the non-entities who are the "Chief Executives". Stir around a pile of crap and you still have a pile of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Government reorganisation costs revealed. "The shake-up of the Manx government which happened in April last year has so far cost taxpayers £65,000 according to figures given to members of Tynwald. The figures given by Mr Brown are £60,000 for the Department of Infrastructure and £5,000 for the Department of Health." How come this figure is so 'low' and why does it not include things like what Alan Bell has spent to move offices and 'join up depts' etc. And the bill for his new 'magic chair of wisdom'. It also costs real money to dedicate a project manager etc. Methinks there are still quite a few 'hidden' costs that have not been stated, and spent out of 'existing/current budgets' - and that this figure is basically - er...tripe. Can we have the real costs please? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Methinks there are still quite a few 'hidden' costs that have not been stated, and spent out of 'existing/current budgets' - and that this figure is basically - er...tripe. How dare you suggest such things. The STASI* will be with you shortly. *Secret Tash Appreciation & Security Initiative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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