Monday 27 June 2011

Having Their (Taxpayer-Paid) Cake And Eating It…

Coun Martin McCaughran was contacted by a disabled resident of Broughton Street, Darwen, whose grey bin had been set alight and destroyed.

He was told that Blackburn with Darwen Council now charges up to £30 to replace bins due to budget cuts.
Yes, even if it’s not your fault it was destroyed. Nice little racket, eh?
Coun Faryad Hussain said: “We always advise people to bring in their bins as soon as their rubbish has been collected, or to ask a neighbour to do it for them, due to the possibility of vandalism."
Excellent! Just what a pensioner or disabled resident can manage, I suppose?

But in comments, an interesting point is raised:
useyourhead, great harwood says...

littlejobby wrote:
I've been told the bins are the councils and even though mine have been damaged during emptying it's my problem and I've to pay for replacements!!!

If the bins are the councils then they are their responsibility, can't have your cake and eat it!
Indeed you can’t. Unless you’re a council worker.

4 comments:

Mjolinir said...

//We always advise people to bring in their bins as soon as their rubbish has been collected, or to ask a neighbour to do it for them, due to the possibility of vandalism. //

Of course - no 'vandal' would ever set fire to a bin - or kick it over - whilst it was still FULL.

Wheelie said...

We own it, but you pay for it.

Hmm... seems like the standard gubment approach to everything.

Anonymous said...

Our council considered the very same proposal but it was binned.

JuliaM said...

"Hmm... seems like the standard gubment approach to everything."

It is indeed; 'heads we win, tails you lose...'