Non-jobs continue

The Taxpayers Alliance monitors job advertisements for posts in the tax-financed public sector. They publish the some advertised details regularly as "Non-job of the week".

This morning Conservative Home produced a list of ten of the most mind-blowing, including "Street Football Coordinator" at nearly £20,000, "Climate Change Manager" at up to £38,500 and "Parenting Coordinator" at up to nearly £30,000.

(These figures may be doubled when allowance is made for office, desk and other expenses, as well as both employer N.I and pension contributions. The appointees in due course will find reason to appoint underlings to do the actual work, as they build empires and spend much time in meetings.)

The above is a small sample of many such advertisements which guarantee the financial future of the Guardian newspaper. But there are many others, dealing with such things as equality, health and safety, political correctness, diversity and inclusiveness.

In some cases the local authorities concerned dreamed up their need to satisfy their own needs or ideologies. These tend to be the diminishing number Labour or Libdem controlled councils, but to their shame some are Conservative controlled. In the case of some jobs they are merely responding to burdens laid on them by central government.

At a time when recruitment to the civil service is increasing, local councils are also making their contribution to expanding the public sector. Is there any surprise that rates rise relentlessly and in excess of pensions and incomes?