People familiar with the process should identify themselves. I don’t wish to be cruel, but “familiar” could indicate a very large number of people who have been reading blogs.

Can’t we keep this crazy budget analysis to those who might actually know. Or maybe wait for the budget!!!

Absolutely a good decision. Unnecessary extra bureaucracy & costly empire building. The previous system of police authorities using elected councillors & independent community members was far better & cheaper.

An update to this story that might interest you, Lewis. Turns out Prescott was also selectively quoting Trump to make the BBC look worse...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

Subsidizing seasonal work does not solve the fundamental problem. The key to long-term economic health lies in creating sustainable, skills-enhancing career paths

Hospitality jobs suck. Low paid and demand is low in cold weather. I’m not surprised to hear job vacancies are rising this autumn.

You’d be more credible if you argued VAT exemptions and variations should be stopped.

Please focus on solid policies that push state investment into useful skills.

Surprising - when recruiting, the major systems integrator I worked for was focused on social skills. We didn’t talk about maths.

Maybe the real problem is that there are organisations who have an unrealistic expectation of mathematicians.