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[Count Steer]

Re Civil Service numbers. There are something like 43000 Prison and Probation Officers and, it's pretty widely accepted there isn't enough of either, so those numbers will probably rise.

(Not sure either of those jobs fit the 'rule creating mandarins' tag either ).

[Cousin Jack]

Not to mention Local Government (spit!) and the legions of the NHS (angels every one).

What we need is a society that

• Keeps it's own money and spends it wisely
  Lives within its means
  Has a minimum of rules
  Looks after itself and it's friends, family and neighbours

We need a police service and a justice sytem.
We need the armed services
We need some infrastructure like roads/railways/power/water/etc

Most of the rest we can buy ourselves if and when we need it, if only that bloody government would wind itself in and stop taking our money away to spend on what it thinks is good for us.

[Horse]

Most of the rest we can buy ourselves if and when we need it, if

What, and how? Really don't know what you mean.

[Cousin Jack]

Most of the rest we can buy ourselves if and when we need it, if

What, and how? Really don't know what you mean.

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I really don't need a pension scheme. I invested MY money in one since 1963.
I don't need a benefit system. I have never used it, nor have any of my family. If I needed to I could insure against stuff.
I don't need shit like MOTs and DVLA to monitor them. My cars and bikes get maintained and checked by a professional at least annually.
I don't need all the legions of rules and regulations, many are common sense, and most get ignored by the bad actors anyway
I don't even need an NHS, if I hadn't been forced to contribute I could buy my medical care bad stuff and/or insure against . And it would be better.,

[Count Steer]

Most of the rest we can buy ourselves if and when we need it, if

What, and how? Really don't know what you mean.

Schools, prisons, hygiene inspectors, bin men, road sweepers, parks and gardens people, swimming pools and sports centres, customs officers. That sort of thing Hoss.

[JackyJoll]

Fox hunting is so silly that I think it should be made compulsory.

[Horse]

Fox hunting is so silly that I think it should be made compulsory.

[JackyJoll]

Fox hunting is so silly that I think it should be made compulsory.

The alcoholics’ 100 metres Olympic event was my favourite.