tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post4605260959958415767..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: An Education Minister of Very Little BrainTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-88492449524963462092010-12-02T22:56:36.462+00:002010-12-02T22:56:36.462+00:00Daniel Wimberley said:
The issue is not snow ch...Daniel Wimberley said:<br /><br /> <br />The issue is not snow chains. The issue is that it is TTS's DUTY in my book to keep the main roads functioning. That means the bus network should also be able to function. That means people can get to work and to school and even to their day out with friends.<br /> <br />It is crazy that there should be this question every time it snows. If you compare the lost economic activity due to people being unable to get to work with the cost of gritting the roads, it is no contest. <br /> <br />Of course for "handbag economists" we may not be "able to afford it". But for those of us who live in the real world we are able to do the sums and we realize that under our existing economic framework it pays to keep those roads gritted. And whatever the framework it is difficult to avoid thinking that in the finance Industry clients will hardly take kindly to being kept wafting for a day, "because it is snowing here"<br /> <br />A perfect case study to show that public expenditure supports the economy, rather than, as the Chamber of Commerce and the Small Society would have us believe, acts as a brake on the economy.TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-60735007507900495352010-12-02T16:07:29.521+00:002010-12-02T16:07:29.521+00:00A minister of very little brain but an intellectua...A minister of very little brain but an intellectual giant in St Ouen I hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-4466912073377069412010-12-02T14:46:56.428+00:002010-12-02T14:46:56.428+00:00I was in Canada a few years ago and observed how e...I was in Canada a few years ago and observed how efficient the school buses were during the heavy snow. One was also responsible to clear the snow from the pavement outside ones home. The council had crews going around later in the morning clearing any pavements and a bill was sent to those who had not cleared the snow in time. The sense of community was amazing. Many neighbors joined together and cleared the snow for the elderly and infirm before going to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com