MCA chop chop again

[Cymrogwyllt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15008839

Wonder what their reaction will be if one of the Irish sea ferries has a big problem? Cost them a whole lot more to fish all the survivors out of the sea.

Thankfully major events are rare but the ferries carry a lot of people.

 

[Lady Campanula]

We put up with taxation in the belief that'll fund the services we want. We put up with Departments, quangos and Agencies in the belief that they are needed for the provision of the services.

As I see Gum'mint axing those services right, left and centre, I ask why are we still required to fund those Agencies, quangos and Departments, and the expensive multi-layers of mis-management they all spawn?

Isn't it high time we got rid of the MCA lock, stock and expensive barrel?

 

[prv]

Must admit I'm not sure what the benefit is of a land-based (apparently only Wales-based?) team of firefighters dedicated to shipping.

Pete

 

[oldrib]

Must admit I'm not sure what the benefit is of a land-based (apparently only Wales-based?) team of firefighters dedicated to shipping.

Pete

they are specially trained to handle the planning of fighting fires on ships. They advise the crew on the best methods to fight the fire and reassure port authorities that the ship is safe to enter the port so that regular fire fighters can tackle the blaze.

They can also supply some specialised equipment to the crew if possible and needed

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

land-based

Pete

RAF Valley on Anglesey has SAR helecopters to get the peeps to where they are needed in a hurry. Far quicker even than than giving each fireman a PWC

 

[halcyon]

As I see Gum'mint axing those services right, left and centre, I ask why are we still required to fund those Agencies, quangos and Departments, and the expensive multi-layers of mis-management they all spawn? :

Why don't we ever look at the money thing from the other side.

What services are critical, i.e. health, police, education, lay down what we actually need, the money left, if any, covers the other bits. Rather than buying expensive computor paper, and getting rid of fire fighters.

We always start from what can we scrap.

Brian

 

[Cantata]

The report is incorrect when it says "..the Governement Spending Review....has seen a number of coastguard stations facing closure".
The CG station proposed closures are part of the CG infrastructure changes that were developed by the MCA long before the last General Election or any 'spending review'. This is made clear in the latest CG Consultation paper, to which I hope you are all responding!

 

[Grumpybear]

After twenty years as a manager in the government service and another twenty in the private sector, I have concluded that any organisation will be improved beyond recognition by culling half of all posts whose title includes the word "manager".

do that, then look at whether any cuts to services are needed....

 

[alan_d]

After twenty years as a manager in the government service and another twenty in the private sector, I have concluded that any organisation will be improved beyond recognition by culling half of all posts whose title includes the word "manager".

Agreed, but the difficult bit is deciding which half to cull.

 

[penfold]

The best way of doing it is for the axe wielder to carry out a thought exercise; when considering a role imagine whether anyone would be inconvenienced if that person was sick for a fortnight. If no client services would be affected by their absence, they can have a P45. If civilisation would begin to fray at the edges after 48hrs of them being bedridden with 'the Lurgy', they get to keep their job. It doesn't really work for emergency services though, so I'll have to come up with a tweak accordingly.

This policy would be quite cruel to HR personnel and anyone above firstline management/supervisor, but that's what I like about it.