Suffolk Council to outsource its services

[Titanic99]

If I thought that having an extra man would improve the service and empty the bins more often then I would agree, however history would show that the service wouldn't improve and the extra man would just be absorbed and slot into an "easy life". I remember living in south Birmingham in the early 70's about 10 mins away from Longbridge and the guys there made no secret of the fact that for every few men on the line there was another asleep in a cupboard or leaning on a broom somewhere. It might have been bad management or greedy unions bit it still had the same effect namely the ordinary person couldn't afford a new car and the workforce became demoralised which lead to shoddy workmanship and inferior products.

 

History in Sheffield shows the services outsourced have been some of the poorest performing in the country.