This is just the sort of work which could be carried out by unemployed people for a proper wage rather than soul-destroying benefits as I have suggested in letters I have had published.
There is plenty of work that can be done by this wasted human resource, hundreds of miles of vandalised walls, graffiti removal, litter removal etc. None of this work is glamorous but is very necessary if we want people to visit the area. Who wants to visit a tatty district or country such as ours is rapidly becoming?
Politicians are the only ones with the power to put such a simple and valuable work programme in place, but the general perception of them is they are not interested in anyone other than themselves.
Work is honourable, but if work is not engaged in, many social problems come about and innocent people are destroyed, sometimes even turning to crime out of desperation.
Of the things politicians have spoiled for us is the ruination of our railways, public transport, power supplies and the local services among others - at least that is the perception.
With the coming unemployment boom (God forbid), politicians can use their great power to real benefit for a change. I won't hold my breath, but the ball is once again firmly in their court.
Graham Rigby