So, after a full public consultation (result – tens of thousands of responses, the vast majority against closure), and a six month delay to avoid it being an issue at the General Election (would the Tories have achieved a clean sweep of Warwickshire seats if this had been decided before May? I doubt it), the decision has been made.
As predicted yesterday, the council chose option ‘B’, which was to close three retained stations: Brinklow, Warwick and Studley. All are not far from the West Midlands border, and so in effect we are hoping that the Fire Service there will provide extra assistance. The Fire Service claim that this isn’t about cuts, but acknowledge that it will save about £100,000 a year. Dozens of retained fire fighters will lose their positions, and more will be expected of nearby stations.
The 34 councillors in favour of the three closures were all Conservatives, while one, Angela Warner, voted against, and one, Phillip Morris-Jones, abstained. (source – Coventry Telegraph)
This is just the beginning. The ‘Big Society’ will not be able to replace fire fighters.
The middle of the line 
July 23, 2010 at 11:12
Surely, as a member of the big society, we will all carry buckets of water all day, as well as food for the ‘less well off in society’, text books for children and medical kits for the sick? We will all become every public sector worker and so will not need to employ them any more.
That was my understanding anyway.
July 27, 2010 at 18:57
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