Praise and concerns

A sad occasion.

The Wokingham Waste collection that covers Arthur Road and environs on a Tuesday, has always been very satisfactory – when opportunity arises I have a quick chat with the lads and the driver, who shares the load with his team.

Last Tuesday he told me he was retiring. I did try to get his name so that I could tell readers, but the council will not reveal.

At least may I say ‘thank you’ on behalf of our community, served so well?

Thanks I feel should also apply to the emergency services whose sirens we hear more frequently it seems. That is due to our chaotic traffic and road works – by the way where is all the money coming from? Do they have a Boris licence to print it?

In January, Wokingham Borough Council allocated £187 million to tackle congestion.

Everywhere I drive is chaotic, with road works taking up too much of a road, causing traffic to stop/start – the very worst for our environment.

Fascinating that congestion means ‘to heap up’ or ‘clogged’.

Overall a real problem subject, so I will not bore readers with my ‘science’.

I would like to comment on yet another problem with people being on furlough or skiving – especially civil servants. To complete my SelfAssessment Tax return, I telephoned the Pension Service. I was told they could only deal with two subjects nothing to do with my query.

So, goodbye.

I help pay for these people. The gap between government employees and the working part of our society is widening – I exclude the Armed Forces and nurses etc.

That unavailability to talk to customers is typical of so many companies/organisations that one wonders if they are really interested in surviving.

Perhaps the Chancellor is pouring enough cash into their coffers, that they can ignore being a dynamic business who realises that customers are number one priority.

A final story that sums up my view of management in this country. I had a pharmacy flu jab scheduled for last Saturday in Wokingham – an appointment I made on the

Thursday.

On the day, I was told I could not have the jab as there was no-one on site qualified to give it.

A true story.

Reg Cliﬞ on, Wokingham