LETTER: Why is it so hard to fix?

WHY? Do we have to jump through so many hoops to organise a simple community event? The problems are not about actual safety, they are about shifting the blame from anyone in an official position, just in case there is an accident. Just look what Lewis in Sussex manage.

Don’t the county council fix the crumbling road infrastructure or fail to do so properly when they do try?

Can’t the district council resolve a simple issue over a play area in less than a year and a half?

Do many organisations hide behind IT technology to avoid speaking in person to customers, or individuals use it to say things they would not do if face to face?

Is it necessary to wait so long for a medical appointment or talk to the same doctor we saw last time?

Can’t the NHS sort out our local hospitals without sending us miles away for treatment?

Can’t government adjust the social security system without putting social housing tenants in rent arrears for many months?

Do we need food banks whilst we give away billions in foreign aid and a railway few of us will use?

Do local authorities give planning permission for thousands of new homes we don’t actually need in our area?

Can’t some people accept the result of a democratic referendum?

Don’t some farmers clear up the mud they have spread over our roads?

Can’t communications firms stop people trying to scam us?

Do a very small number of individuals unnecessarily cause such hassle for others over minor things that are of interest only to them?

I know the answer to some of these problem, so WHY are they so hard to fix?

Coun Paul Foyster,
Holbeach