Perhaps I was a bit extreme , sort of playing devil's advocate but do think people should realise we have been living well above our means for many years.
Of course no one likes cuts but what alternative to the people objecting to any cuts make. Apart from bankers , bankers , bankers. Of course we can take some from bankers but if we take much more than our competitors we will lose precious buisness and financial services are still a major earner for the UK.
All these demonstations just cost MORE money in dispruption and police costs.

Where the Council are wrong inc LBC and they are not following HMG instructions is that they should be cutting office staff and wages not outside staff , who are the front line.
How many people for instance are employed by LBC monitoring disabled , racial sexual quotas ? What actual benefit is this at all to the person needing services.