More ill conceived meddling by our politicians

[Messy]

Efficient fire service?HuhHuh? which one is that then?

Wrong tense it should be 'which one was that then?' The government has been working on this for years.

Its a fair comment, but it wasn't that long ago the Audit Office rated the fire service amongst the most efficient public services. Very sad

[colin todd]

The audit people were probably being sarcastic Davey.

[Mike Buckley]

Its a fair comment, but it wasn't that long ago the Audit Office rated the fire service amongst the most efficient public services. Very sad

Maybe, but look at football, the first sign that a manager is about to get the chop is when the Board state they have complete confidence in him and he is not going to be fired, shortly followed by a quest to find a new manager.

[Messy]

I do hope I haven't missed the sarcasm - but you may be right from what I saw

[kurnal]

?Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well since 2010. There have been no financial failures and the numbers of fires and casualties have continued to fall. I would expect the Department for Communities and Local Government to have a better understanding of the appropriate funding level necessary to support services, in order to maintain the financial sustainability of the sector in the context of funding cuts.  The Department should also seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally.?

Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, 5 November 2015

https://www.nao.org.uk/report/financial-sustainability-of-fire-and-rescue-services/