23rd January 2006, 10:14 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Moley
Counties vs Unitaries?. It really depends on where you are.
And also the development pressures. I know of one county that has only two archaeologists, and one unitary less than half of its size that has three. The county has a low level of development and therefore one planning officer can cover all the work while the other officer maintains the SMR. I'ts not a perfect setup and the archaeology would undoubtedly be better served by a larger unit, but that is how it is.
On terms of cutbacks I know of one county that is dealing with its cutback by sacking several tiers of upper management, you know the ones who swan about doing nothing. This county has a fairly large archaeological unit so it shows that archaeology will not neccessarily be the first target for cutbacks.
When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces, I just know they're about to jab me with something.