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[grifter]

Our Local Council just doesn't seem to be repairing potholes and if they do it's about the worst possible repair you could imagine, and it's only the very worst ones they "fix". Been reporting them dor ages now and they seem to be getting worse. Seems they also have a penchant for retarring bits of roads that don't really need it.

I kniw there is some measurement that classifies a pothole, which i had heard was increased, so they could get away with deeper holes without repairing them, but there doesn't seem to be any standards they have to adhere to for road surface repair. I noticed now councils are using this really cheap way of resurfacing that involves sort of roughing up the old surface and laying this really thin layer on top, rather than removing old surface, relaying foundation and rollering a proper layer on top. Seems to lift off and break up after weeks. They done it on my folks road, there is tons of little stones and one of the workers actually admitted they let cars flatten it out rather than rolling it flat.

What if any are the standards councils must go by when maintaining roads?

[alfie]

Broke front n/s spring last week, council deny's it was caused by THEIR pothole!

[STEMO]

They must adhere to the standards set down by central government, as the NHS must adhere to waiting times and schools must adhere to class sizes, etc.
It ain’t gonna happen when there’s no money and there’s very little anyone can do about it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

30% base rate of income tax anyone? 

Low taxes and shit services or high taxes and well funded services. That's the choice! 

[grifter]

Would say i'm paying well enough tax as it is 😄 other countries seem to provide proper public services with similar tax rates. Nearly 1/3 of my wages are gone on direct tax, that's before all taxes on food, fuel, insurance and the list goes on.

[2boxerdogs]

New ones appearing every day in Lincolnshire, just got in from walking the dog & spotted another one that's opening up, the trouble is none of them are repaired properly.

[Bigron]

30% base rate of income tax anyone? 

Low taxes and shit services or high taxes and well funded services. That's the choice! 

What about spending more than 10% of the motoring taxes collected on motoring benefits, such as road repairs?
When I am Minister of Transport in TB's Dicyatorship, I will put this right! 

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

That 10% has to come from somewhere else though Ron.  Maybe we should abolish state funding for care for the elderly or cut back funding for cancer treatments so we can fix the potholes? 

[aaronjb]

That 10% has to come from somewhere else though Ron.  Maybe we should abolish state funding for care for the elderly or cut back funding for cancer treatments so we can fix the potholes? 

I'm only 39 so that gets my vote!

I'll change my vote in August when I hit 40 and become old, of course 

[Bigron]

You have missed my point, although I didn't clarify fuuly for fear of ranting too long!
In more detail: I am not advocating stealing funding from those areas that you outlined, but merely to have greater transparency in the allocation of funds. If all monies collected from motorists went back to them in the form of benefits, as the Road Fund Licence was originally created for until that Chuchill bloke stuffed us, then that would happen automatically.
Then, the government would have to raise revenue from elsewhere - the Base Rate increase, as you suggested?
I know that would be unpopular, but at least transparent. Tjhe present system allows the government, of whatever colour, to massage the figures and have a seemingly low Income Tax.

Ron.

[Bigron]

That 10% has to come from somewhere else though Ron.  Maybe we should abolish state funding for care for the elderly or cut back funding for cancer treatments so we can fix the potholes? 

I'm only 39 so that gets my vote!

I'll change my vote in August when I hit 40 and become old, of course 

May you never get old and be in need of such care, Aaron.

Ron.

[Nick W]

That 10% has to come from somewhere else though Ron.  Maybe we should abolish state funding for care for the elderly or cut back funding for cancer treatments so we can fix the potholes? 

I thought we had already done that so that companies like Carillon could stash most of it away in numbered bank accounts a long way away?

[Sir Tigger KC]

That 10% has to come from somewhere else though Ron.  Maybe we should abolish state funding for care for the elderly or cut back funding for cancer treatments so we can fix the potholes? 

I'm only 39 so that gets my vote!

I'll change my vote in August when I hit 40 and become old, of course 

May you never get old and be in need of such care, Aaron.

Ron.

Yes only the good die young so they say, which is why Lord Opti and Uncle STEMO are farting dust! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Anyway,when Corbyn and McDonnell get in they plan to replace Council Tax with a Land Value Tax, which will in effect treble the amount we pay to our local councils.  I'm sure they will spend the money wisely! 

[Bigron]

I have a solution to the Corbyn problem: when TB comes into power, I'll have a word with him and suggest that he digs out a deep channel where Hadrian's Wall now stands, releasing scotchland and enabling it to be towed away up and away into the Actic region, waving a fond(?) farewell as it goes.....

Ron.