Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
So now 1000's of firemen at the front end are all to get admin jobs?

Why not the same for the police, the armed forces Have you ever heard of the saying "Too many chiefs, not enough Indians"?

Next, Dedworth will be saying too many pen pushers, not enough firemen

NO! These things don't happen overnight. What I'm saying is that those who are physically unable to do the job they applied for and wanted - and maybe had been doing perfectly well for 30 years - could be sidetracked into an admin role rather than say, "that's it, give me my pension", at whatever age it is now. The same as the vast majority of other workers in this country.