What could you say....

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Probably because most recently created public sector jobs involve no more than walking about clutching bits of paper, or sitting at a PC screen looking busy, whereas planning officers do at least need the rudiments of training in architecture or town planning or whatever.



Does that refer to the perils of venturing into one of Prescott's new doll's houses before the glue has dried, or are you implying that building developers bump off recalcitrant planning officers?

Well actually some councils are now telling builders that if they help fund the planning process, it will be able to go faster, as they will be able to employ more staff. And some councils even allow the builders to do some of the work in the planning process.

Not entirely ideal me thinks.

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if they help fund the planning process, it will be able to go faster,

Some chaps did that in Doncaster. They went to jail I believe.