Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Barnet Council's 'RyanAir' model for curbing public spending

You can opt for the no frills level service or pay a little extra to get to the front of the queue...

see this Telegraph article for more

So, would this model help target resources more effectively to people's needs as they claim?

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Permalink Reply by Elin on August 28, 2009 at 11:51

There is some more detail and a bit of opinion in this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/27/barnet-council-conse...

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on August 28, 2009 at 13:37

Why stop there ? we could copy what some american citys are doing to make that extra cash roll in. Prison inmates are to be charged a 'booking fee', fed less and charged extra to call home.

http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/08/04/news/news080409_03.txt