Services not bureaucrats

I have seen first-hand the impact that previous cuts have had upon the people of the North East.

I found it extremely frustrating to hear that the cost of Whitehall bureaucrats has spiralled, with many newly hired staff reportedly being paid thousands of pounds per day, within hours of receiving news that Hartlepool Borough Council has voted to raise council tax.

Spending on this area had previously fallen significantly as part of Government cuts.

This leads me to question why key services in Hartlepool continue to suffer from severe funding problems (not to mention the University Hospital of Hartlepool, which has just announced that it will lose even more services) if the Government can find hundreds of millions of pounds for yet more bureaucrats in Whitehall?

It is true that councils such as Hartlepool must spend what resources they have more efficiently.

However, regardless of what David Cameron and George Osborne will tell you, the same must be said of the Government.

We need more resources for key services, not bureaucrats in London.

Jonathan Arnott MEP,

Ukip North East,

Elwick Road,

Hartlepool.