So Newcastle are sepnding a fortune on collecting conkers to avoid the possibility of some young lad hurting himself (which is part of the excitement!). Absolute bloody rubbish. The overpaid underworked slightly less than bright councillors and their useless administrators simply want to intervere. All we want the council to do is collect the rubbish, look after the roads and sort the schools out. I don't want a Muslim Lesbian Single Parent outreach officer or a diversity advisory team! I can make my own bloody mind up.