http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/ ... 613236.stm

While it's obviously true things like the civil service could be scaled back, I also believe that whoever forms the next government will almost certainly keep useless management while the average worker gets shafted, almost inconsequential of how efficient they were

And yes, it kinda rings true that we'll happily prop up the banks but not our own citizens, doesn't it?

Yes I can see there being strikes as well. If Cameron wins he will try and do a Thatcher and try to break the unions.

its not the unions that need breaking, its the 'so called' management that needs to be broken …

I actually think that they could actually get rid of many of their middle managers and recruit those with a track record. You could thin out management quite considerably in many areas of the public sector. Far too often they promote from within even if the person is incompetent.