By Nick Ferrari

While Cambridge might be a supposed world centre of educational excellence, sadly it doesn't seem to have rubbed off on one of the local authorities in the region.

Because the over-remunerated halfwits who run South Cambridgeshire District Council have been the first in the country to agree to their staff moving to a full-time four-day week.

In an interview on my show council leader Councillor Bridget Smith cited "widespread staff acceptance" and "enhanced staff retention" as validation for this authorised absenteeism - but where the hell does that end?

If they all got chauffeured to work in a Bentley, a three-hour lunch break, and a Fortnum and Mason hamper at Christmas, I'm sure they'd be even happier still. But guess........

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