Job Losses

It looks like a government of any persuasion would be keen to see jobs cut in the public sector.

Conference season will see all the parties engaged in a bidding war to see who can sound most macho when it comes to public sector job cuts.

It seems to me that when in a recession with large numbers of people out of work that the last thing any government should be doing is putting more people out of work. This can only result in less tax being paid, less money being spent to buy goods and services and more being spent on benefits.

This doesn't even take into account the fact that more people need public services when the economy is not doing well.

The councils are already getting in on the act - Leicestershire are planning to cut heavily which will deprive the poor of services while the better off will be even better off by not having to pay any increase in council tax.

We need to stand up for public services, not just for selfish reasons (our jobs) but for selfless ones. We really do make a difference to people's lives.