But...
It doesn't stay in the Treasury. It gets spent. And, even spent unwisely, it's good for the economy and so, indirectly, for all of us. (Think of Keynes and his holes in the road...)

I couldn't agree more on free education - I'd admit fewer people into university as well, and spend more per head - but the claim about heads of local authorities on £120k is a red herring here, since there's really no difference between managing a local authority and managing a very large company. (Indeed - most companies wouldn't dream of doing all that local authorities are expected to do.) On top of that, of course, the heads of most companies can't be hounded out of office by a smallminded campaign in a local newspaper. It's not unreasonable to want an insurance against that...
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( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 17 Mar 2009, 11:12, Reply)