General Chat

is anyone else absolutely appalled that over one million pounds went up in smoke in London last night when the fireworks went off - couldn't quite see them from Cardiff. Call me a grumpy old woman but I feel outrage at such a blatant waste of money when there is so much suffering - I knowit's only once a year but that money could have been better spent elsewhere

agree ann,,,,

,,,,,,would have throughly cleaned at least one hospital,,,,,,,,,,,,

You do have a very valid point. and what about the carbon footprint that everybody goes on about?
very comforting to know where the taxpayers money is going. We used to have a massive fireworks display on 5th Nov run by the local council so we were contributing towards that with our council tax but they stopped it because of safety reasons. Too many people travelled from afar to see it.

Same here in Oz Ann they had fireworks in every capital city in the country and yet there is not enough money to pay more doctors and nurses to man our hospitals. Police Dept is also horribly short staffed. You have to wonder about the priorities eh?

the money probally came from the old peoples homes that the local councils have been shuting down,,............because they cant afford to fund them,,,,!!

know what you mean Mick,,but when our country is screaming for better everything,!!!,,,,,,,,and they waste good hard earned public money on trivial stuff,,,,then it get you shouting,,

If they hadnt spent it on fireworks they would of spent it on some gallery for posh people to stand round and contemplate arts meaning.

Its ridiculous when there are people from our country dying because they cannot afford to use heating in cold weather, cannot afford food, have nowhere to live.

I must say that I was surprised that they spent so much Ann....

....on a news programme earlier they were batting on about how splendid it was all going to be, and that all the nations would be looking in because of how important we are (?????).....for myself instead of 8 fireworks per second - or whatever it was......a good laser show with less fireworks and a bit of music would have done just as well.......

one good rocket would have done!!


,,sent off to un-mentionable places,,

wonder where the money came from?

allocated public funds,,!!!

We in Sydney get told that the money for the fireworks comes from Corporation and not out of tax payers funds or council rates/tax. I am with the rest of you it could go to better uses.

Saw them on TV and they were spectacular but that was my comment exactly. Such a waste of money when the NHS is sady lacking.

Ann
Glos

l did'nt see them - but quite agree with you. Fortunately we did'nt have that many go off here - dog still heard them though:o(( So many things could have been done with that.

jude sarf wales :o) xx

I agree....................not being a grumpy old woman, just knowing that the money could have been much better spent elsewhere.

xx

just fired a letter off to the letters page of our local newspaper - the South Wales Echo - see what response I get

Talking about council money being spent in a ridiculous fashion. In a local shopping area not far from me, some bright spark must have thought...`what a good idea to have 6 or more strong garden benches put onto a centre strip between the traffic going both ways. Shoppers will love to sit there between constant traffic and in constant danger of a car veering off the road`. The strip in question is probably 8 feet wide. You really couldn`t make it up. and these councillors get paid...! Also when a bus stops to let passengers on, the traffic behind has to stop and form a queue because they haven`t made any pull-ins. Where do they get these people from?

Most probably got a bonus too for thinking up that bright idea Sharry.....

This complete and obcene waste of public money should be condemned. But I bet you a £ to a pinch of s...... the person who organised the British "light show" will be given a gong of some sorts.

But we have to remember, the person/people who did organise this are well off, they have private medicine, they have big cars, their wives have designer clothes....shall I go on????

Kathlyn

ONE MILLION POUNDS?

Is that really what it cost?

OMG.... we could do so much for really needy people with HALF OF THAT......
Yes, I am disgusted.

Deanna X