Story A on the news this morning: Tony McGurk, head of the Fire Brigade on Merseyside angered the TUC Conference yesterday by suggesting that there are too many lazy people employed in the public sector and steps should be taken to get rid of them. He used the draconian cuts in his own service (staffing cut by 40%) to illustrate what could be 'achieved'.
Story B again on the news, but about two stories later. Fire and rescue services in Britain are in a vulnerable position because they are thinly stretched and a flu epidemic laying low many members of staff could severely disrupt the service they provide. How come they are stretched so thi......oh, I think I see.
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