Maurice
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And like you say, like one of the previous callers said, it's a great distraction from the government because they don't have to answer questions on their gross mismanagement to public funds at the moment because the spotlight is on somebody else at the moment.
Well, I think I share the frustration of many of your previous contributors there because you made the point that in a private business, people still tolerate poor work and they have to keep people because, you know, it's going to cost a lot to get rid of them.
That's up to a private business person, you know, if they want to run their business inefficiently.
It's not the same thing in Horseshoe.
and it doesn't appear that lessons are being learned.
You know, I paid my TV licence, which I really, really didn't want to, but I think we do need a public broadcasting service.
A contribution made the point there that we don't want to end up in a landscape like in the States, where it's very... And Sandra, sorry to quote a quote, why did you not want to pay it?
Because I don't feel that the broadcaster's actually delivering a public broadcasting service.
it's as important to know what is not being reported.
I think that tells you enough losses.
There's an incredible story at the moment about mixed-sex toilets in Harrods Cross.
It's been covered in the Daily Mail, it's all over social media, it's been on grips.
Girls are being forced to use mixed-sex toilets.
They have to get sanitary products from a dispenser in another school in Greystones in front of boys.
There's no sanitary products available in the school in Harrods Cross.
the plans that were submitted are not the plans that were delivered.
That story is a public interest story.