badgerx16

I have no idea, why don't you Google it ? Never mind, I did it for you. From the Government website ; "As part of our Plan for Change to re-wire the state, 11 central London offices will be closed including one of the largest Whitehall buildings - saving £94m per year - as the number of roles in the capital is reduced by 12,000."

Give us a number; what percentage of LA spending do you seriously believe can be accounted for as 'inefficiencies'?

I thought that switching a proportion of staff to home working enabled a cut in office space and estates management costs.

In the style of Voltaire, " You are wrong, but I will defend to the death your right to be wrong".

Of course cuts in public finances are possible, it's the consequential cuts in services that make it difficult.

Nic is on overdrive this morning. Caffeine overdose ? Meds run out ?

The people who are most vociferous about insurance based health care are those with a vested financial interest in large insurance companies.

The US health care system costs twice as much per capita thsn the NHS.

Twat, ( yet again ).

Can you guess who else this comment might have been aimed at ?

The fucking thread title mentions Trump. He is the reason the thread exists.

He worked for 2 NY politicians and was then elected as a State assembly member, so more relevant experience than Trump.

You brought up the subject of political experience appropriate to office. And this thread is actually titled "Donald Trump appreciation.....", so yes, it IS about the fat orange dementia suffering man baby.

Cheating, sexual assault, fraud - he sure has "life experience".

How much political experience did Trump have before his first term as President ? Zilch.

Should help balance out the mysogenistic, self obsessed, racist, corrupt, fascist loon in the White House.

People who when parking perpendicular to the pavement drive forward, or reverse, until their tyres hit the kerb, then leave their car there, with about 2 feet of the vehicle overhanging and blocking the pavement.

Amylase

Like you do ?

I'm sure it wasn't, but then that wasn't my point.

Born in Uganda of Indian heritage, and supports the Palestinians. I'm surprised ICE haven't come for him.

Indeed, New York gives him the finger in the face of his blatant electoral interference. What I found interesting was he didn't even back the Republican candidate in NY, he put his ( substantial ) weight behind Cuomo, who had lost the Democrat primary. Dems look like winning the Governerehips in Virginia and New Jersey, plus California passes Proposition 50. A clean sweep.

And you are a pompous ass.

Purple

Perhaps some "savings" can be found, but they will be minimal compared to the overall spending that cannot be touched. In my case, my employer had their budget cut by over %40 in 6 years due to austerity, and the total head count reduced by %50 - not due to removing 'waste' but by necessity due to not having the money, and many services were as a consequence cut back or even shut down. Specifically in relation to me, there was an enforced reduction in headcount at my level of management, which saw me axed as we went from 5 to 2 posts However there was no saving, as my job functions had to be outsourced because there was nobody left to do the statutory and legally required duties.