Council: tell us where to cut services (From Bucks Free Press)

Cut the funding for all "multi cultural" groups, if they wont integrate then why should us council tax payers support them to the exclusion of the majority ?

We dont get the Bucks Times or The Star, does The Star still exists because i havent seen it for over 2 years

What a con!

No question on whether residents want the open air pool saved.

No question on whether to cut Councillors allowances or the chief executives.

No questions on the employment of outside consultants.

No questions on the duplication of effort by our three levels of councils (2 in Wycombe)

No question on the use of existing reserves.

No question on whether this survey was worth the money spent!

what the hell have these pillocks been doing with our money?

am i the only one wrote:
Cut the funding for all "multi cultural" groups, if they wont integrate then why should us council tax payers support them to the exclusion of the majority ?

Couldn't they have done this before closing the pool?

Oliver Newbury wrote:

am i the only one wrote:
Cut the funding for all "multi cultural" groups, if they wont integrate then why should us council tax payers support them to the exclusion of the majority ?

Couldn't they have done this before closing the pool?

Oops- didn't mean to quote you!

Cut social services, cut recreation, cut bin collection, cut everything and give the money back to those of us with big houses who pay for all the work-shy scroungers. What's the point of voting tory, having a tory council if we can't bash the oiks.

Hunt-DeAth wrote:
Cut social services, cut recreation, cut bin collection, cut everything and give the money back to those of us with big houses who pay for all the work-shy scroungers. What's the point of voting tory, having a tory council if we can't bash the oiks.

Your a prime example of whats bad in this District !!!!

Hunt-DeAth wrote:
Cut social services, cut recreation, cut bin collection, cut everything and give the money back to those of us with big houses who pay for all the work-shy scroungers. What's the point of voting tory, having a tory council if we can't bash the oiks.

Absolutely!! Totally agree with all but the bins!! Lol!! cut Social and save 3/4 of this whole countries problems and bring in camps for the low life that are on social!!

.cut your pay and expenses

next they will be asking
can someone make our tea
and wipe our backsides,
because we are to thick to do it ourselfs,
you lot have not got a clue what to do nexted.
time is running out for you lot

Close Marlow... that will save loads of money and we can keep the pool and enviromental centre.
I have done a feasability study and really all Marlow does is produce a lot of hot air and thus causes an increase in the size of the hole of the ozone layer.
So close it - problem solved.:)))

time to go clarke wrote:

Hunt-DeAth wrote: Cut social services, cut recreation, cut bin collection, cut everything and give the money back to those of us with big houses who pay for all the work-shy scroungers. What's the point of voting tory, having a tory council if we can't bash the oiks.

Your a prime example of whats bad in this District !!!!

You really aren't very bright are you time to go clarke?

You don't recognise satire when you see it do you?
Mind you, you are a lib dem....

Oh and it is you're..... not your.

demoness wrote:
Close Marlow... that will save loads of money and we can keep the pool and enviromental centre.
I have done a feasability study and really all Marlow does is produce a lot of hot air and thus causes an increase in the size of the hole of the ozone layer.
So close it - problem solved.:)))

It's that Marlow love-hate thing again , d. Admit it.
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The Marlovians will be saying "On yer bike" to you if you're not a bit more circumspect.
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You are fearless but do mind how you go.

I almost filled in the whole form - no problem and apparently managed to shave 2% off overall in the 5 permitted areas.
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The only thing that I couldn't honestly answer was the 'ethnicity' question. I found it difficult to reply to with the options that were given.
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It didn't ask what ethnic group I was - just what colour I was. Are the two things connected ? A bit strange , I thought.
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I didn't seem to fit any of the types offered. The nearest thing was Irish (which I wouldn't mind being , in fact I think I might quite like that - but I'm not Irish - and I am also honest).
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So I couldn't complete the form. Why does the Council (Councillor Green in particular) want to know what colour I am ?
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To be honest (again) I don't think a lot about it , except when I feel a bit ill and peering in the mirror I look a bit pasty and under the weather.
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On the other hand when I'm full of life and healthy, I am a completely different colour ! But there was no VARIABLE category or other suitable classification.
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So Sorry WDC I cannot complete the questionaire and I feel I've let you down. Perhaps I'm being a bit pedantic.
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Regards.

J B Blackett wrote:

demoness wrote: Close Marlow... that will save loads of money and we can keep the pool and enviromental centre. I have done a feasability study and really all Marlow does is produce a lot of hot air and thus causes an increase in the size of the hole of the ozone layer. So close it - problem solved.:)))

It's that Marlow love-hate thing again , d. Admit it. . The Marlovians will be saying "On yer bike" to you if you're not a bit more circumspect. . You are fearless but do mind how you go.

I can't help it...
Marlow traumatises me.:( I think they could close it and save a fortune.

yog wrote:
What a con! No question on whether residents want the open air pool saved. No question on whether to cut Councillors allowances or the chief executives. No questions on the employment of outside consultants. No questions on the duplication of effort by our three levels of councils (2 in Wycombe) No question on the use of existing reserves. No question on whether this survey was worth the money spent!

Nice to hear you're finally opposing the campaign to add an adidition teir of government to wycombe. That Town Council idea you're always on about!
Congratulations on seeing the light, smaller, less interferring government is better!

wycombenewbie wrote:

yog wrote:
What a con! No question on whether residents want the open air pool saved. No question on whether to cut Councillors allowances or the chief executives. No questions on the employment of outside consultants. No questions on the duplication of effort by our three levels of councils (2 in Wycombe) No question on the use of existing reserves. No question on whether this survey was worth the money spent!

Nice to hear you're finally opposing the campaign to add an adidition teir of government to wycombe. That Town Council idea you're always on about!
Congratulations on seeing the light, smaller, less interferring government is better!

Not quite my view!

I want a 2 tier system everywhere.

Parish/Town and Unitary.

Don't do it!!! this is just the council avoiding their responsibility, and job.
They will use the results of this 'survey' to pass the buck.
When they have to make cuts, they will just say 'we asked the electorate, and this is what they told us to do, it's not our fault'.
Selective hearing, 'cos most of the time they don't listen to what we want, or bother to ask.
The only people who will fill in this form will be people with personal agendas, rather that people who care about the welfare of the whole town.
So they want to draw a large salary, and then not take responsibility for their actions.
Boycott this stupid idea until it includes questions like those listed above, cut their expenses, give us back our pool.

Why have all the comments been deleted from the last Holywell Mead story?

Was that the story where people confirmed they had heard the Conservative leader of WDC tell a resident to p#ss off by any chance?
Shame on BFP for not reporting it.

sai-diva wrote:
Don't do it!!! this is just the council avoiding their responsibility, and job.
They will use the results of this 'survey' to pass the buck.
When they have to make cuts, they will just say 'we asked the electorate, and this is what they told us to do, it's not our fault'.
Selective hearing, 'cos most of the time they don't listen to what we want, or bother to ask.
The only people who will fill in this form will be people with personal agendas, rather that people who care about the welfare of the whole town.
So they want to draw a large salary, and then not take responsibility for their actions.
Boycott this stupid idea until it includes questions like those listed above, cut their expenses, give us back our pool.

I fear you are correct , sai-diva. Fortunately I stopped myself completing it just in time for reasons as stated above.
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Most members of this WDC can not be trusted (some of them live in Reading !). They are politicians , however stupid , uncaring or have hidden agenda , after all.
They are not there for our benefit at all.

Wycombe's history and recent events here prove that to be true.
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Regards

sai-diva wrote:
Don't do it!!! this is just the council avoiding their responsibility, and job.
They will use the results of this 'survey' to pass the buck.
When they have to make cuts, they will just say 'we asked the electorate, and this is what they told us to do, it's not our fault'.
Selective hearing, 'cos most of the time they don't listen to what we want, or bother to ask.
The only people who will fill in this form will be people with personal agendas, rather that people who care about the welfare of the whole town.
So they want to draw a large salary, and then not take responsibility for their actions.
Boycott this stupid idea until it includes questions like those listed above, cut their expenses, give us back our pool.

I fear you are correct , sai-diva. Fortunately I stopped myself completing it just in time for reasons as stated above.
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Most members of this WDC can not be trusted (some of them live in Reading !). They are politicians , however stupid , uncaring or have hidden agenda , after all.
They are not there for our benefit at all.

Wycombe's history and recent events here prove that to be true.
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Regards

on the form why is there no box to cut council spending on their wages!! funny that!

They could cut the rate of car allowances paid to staff and councillors to the maximum rate allowed by HMRC or even less.
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I think some of them get up to 56 pence per mile for offical use of their cars.

They could save over £200K a year by cutting the number of councillors in half.

One way to cut costs is to LISTEN to the voice of the community - something that doesn't happen at present. WE WANT OUR POOL BACK, WE WANT TO FUND IT, WE WANT TO RUN IT. YOU WON'T LISTEN. Why do you expect us to listen to you when you can't listen to us? Start listening to the community and give us the credit we deserve to be involved and active in running services we have the expertise, funding and resources for such as HOLYWELL MEAD SWIMMING POOL and you will start to see a BIG difference in how a good county can be run.

Isn't Tony Green the councillor who stood up at a packed public meeting about the open-air Pool, and in the face of the most impressive community energy and proactive goodwill I have ever witnessed, refused to listen to funding solutions, refused to learn about successful lido management, and pledged to demolish the pool? Why?

What's the use of politicians if they don't listen?

Suffering a hotter world, our kids and future generations will look back in anger unless these politicians engage with community goodwill in a constructive way, certainly not in a destructive way.

WycombeSuxers wrote:
We dont get the Bucks Times or The Star, does The Star still exists because i havent seen it for over 2 years

Used to get The Star regularly then, a couple of years ago all of a sudden it stopped, does it still exist?? = haven't got a clue

The Council have already made their mind up what and where is going to be cut, and it will be nothing that would benefit the residents of WDC.

They won't take any notice of this, none whatsoever.

Councillors, Politcians, are as crooked as they come, i would rather trust a gnome in my great granny's garden