Figures tell a terrible story

An interesting letter to the Evening News from Gordon Murdie. He's actually looked at the figures:

"It's not all bad news really - one can wake up each morning comforted by being looked after by a community councillor, a district councillor, an MSP, an MP, an MEP and a 'public sector' currently growing at seven times the rate of the wealth-creating private sector."

More info (worth reading) in Gordon's Letter: Figures tell a terrible story