Our political masters decided to ignore the democratic wishes of the British people, who voted clearly against regional government, by allowing some or most of the regional assemblies and administrations set up before they asked us to continue in "operation". Vast sums of money are being spent on offices, administrators and elected councillors with the no function at all, except possibly to interfere where they are not wanted. More recently the regional development quangos have extended their tentacles deeper into local matters.
The Daily Mail reported a day or two ago that the effrontery is to continue still further, with a further £1.5 million to be spent. The money will finance regional committees to oversee the regional councils and grand committees for each region outside London.
These jobs for the boys will allow some MPs to increase their earnings on pointless bodies.
It is difficult to think of anything more insulting to the nation in general and to those in personal financial straits in particular, when the government can waste so much money on mere talking shops. Perhaps their purpose is to think of wheezes to make us more kindly disposed towards regionalism!
It is certainly in line with their notion of democracy which takes power increasingly away from people to remote and inaccessible functionaries, at the regional capital, at Westminster or in Brussels. They wonder why people choose not to vote. Their local council is steadily losing power and becoming more and more an agent of central government or one of its quangos. Above all money is being spent as if there is an unlimited supply from the cash cow, - us.
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