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  Keith - all branches of government including local do not manage assets efficiently - that is the whole point. Think - staff costs alone have a pension on-cost of 35% of salary. It could be virtually nil for a private contractor, though auto-enrollment will add a 3 to 4% on-cost. The costs mount up - this is the real world Keith.
  
  Sadly the Unions remain powerful in local government and unless you privatise the work you will not be able to do what you say. Housing Associations can do the job a lot cheaper and better than councils and that is why they should do it.
  
  That example is of only one aspect of the extra costs of local bureaucrats doing the work.
  
  I remember back to the bar in the sports centre in the early 80's, it could not even make a profit on beer sales - once it was privatised it did.

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