Comments on: EasyCouncil in the snow http://www.davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/ Just another WordPress site Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dave http://www.davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1553 Dave Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:02:23 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1553 That's not quite what I'm implying, although I take the point that I could have been clearer. A local council cannot, of course, make a profit (although it can run a surplus to boost reserves). Normally, the effect of less being spent on services, ceteris paribus, is a reduction in the rate. My argument is that the low-cost airline model cuts too deeply into services. It's true that when I fly easyJet for work, I don't usually have anything other than carry-on luggage; most people traveling easyJet do have luggage. They are saying that because is it not absolutely necessary to fly with luggage, they will charge it as an extra. If we compare this to a council, some services aren't absolutely necessary to live, but are wanted by the great bulk of people. Some people can pay the extra, and it may work out cheaper for them, but some people will be worse off as they are effectively having to purchase the service. I suppose my real objection is that I see the low cost model not as making efficiencies but as a means of reducing levels of automatic service provision. It'll come as no surprise to you that I don't think that's a good idea. xD. That’s not quite what I’m implying, although I take the point that I could have been clearer. A local council cannot, of course, make a profit (although it can run a surplus to boost reserves). Normally, the effect of less being spent on services, ceteris paribus, is a reduction in the rate. My argument is that the low-cost airline model cuts too deeply into services. It’s true that when I fly easyJet for work, I don’t usually have anything other than carry-on luggage; most people traveling easyJet do have luggage. They are saying that because is it not absolutely necessary to fly with luggage, they will charge it as an extra. If we compare this to a council, some services aren’t absolutely necessary to live, but are wanted by the great bulk of people. Some people can pay the extra, and it may work out cheaper for them, but some people will be worse off as they are effectively having to purchase the service.

I suppose my real objection is that I see the low cost model not as making efficiencies but as a means of reducing levels of automatic service provision. It’ll come as no surprise to you that I don’t think that’s a good idea.

xD.

]]> By: Chris http://www.davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1552 Chris Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:30:39 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1552 What you are implying through your comparison is that a council based on buget airlines is trying to make money for themselves. Rather than the truth, which is that they want to save money for the people. .-= Chris´s last blog: <a href="http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2010/01/a-view-of-britain-the-bnp-must-love.html" rel="nofollow">A view of Britain the BNP must love</a> =-. What you are implying through your comparison is that a council based on buget airlines is trying to make money for themselves. Rather than the truth, which is that they want to save money for the people.
.-= Chris´s last blog: A view of Britain the BNP must love =-.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1551 Dave Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:20:11 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1551 Is it really, Chris? LB Barnet said they wanted to be like budget airlines. I'm making a comparison with what a budget airline does - keep fees (taxes) down by charging for everything. Technically, a better comparison would have been that LB Barnet would have cleared your snow in two days, but if you wanted it done today you had to pay extra. Nevertheless, the point stands. xD. .-= Dave Cole´s last blog: <a href="http://davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/" rel="nofollow">EasyCouncil in the snow</a> =-. Is it really, Chris? LB Barnet said they wanted to be like budget airlines. I’m making a comparison with what a budget airline does – keep fees (taxes) down by charging for everything. Technically, a better comparison would have been that LB Barnet would have cleared your snow in two days, but if you wanted it done today you had to pay extra. Nevertheless, the point stands.

xD.
.-= Dave Cole´s last blog: EasyCouncil in the snow =-.

]]> By: Chris http://www.davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1550 Chris Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:39:31 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2010/01/07/easycouncil-in-the-snow/#comment-1550 Oh please. That's an absurd assumption, and you know it. .-= Chris´s last blog: <a href="http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2010/01/the-cost-of-votes.html" rel="nofollow">The cost of votes</a> =-. Oh please. That’s an absurd assumption, and you know it.
.-= Chris´s last blog: The cost of votes =-.

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