The council said the move would not mean a cut in front-line services, only a reduction of management posts.

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Unions say the majority of the posts being cut are for front-line staff.

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At an inverted exchange, the buy-side firm pays a fee to cut to the front of the line.

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More than a dozen policemen have accepted the offer, and officials say this move towards the front line has helped to cut crime.

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The front line staff has been cut to the bone over the last four years and the amount of work has not been reduced.

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Wheelchair-service providers say some passengers running late for a flight will request immediate wheelchair service simply to cut to the front of the security line or to avoid a typical hour-plus wait at Immigration when entering the country.

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Chief fire officer Paul Raymond said front-line services would have to be cut to deal with the shortfall.

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Graham Calderwood, an independent candidate, said paperwork, bureaucracy and senior officers should be cut, not those on the front line.

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Now he is back on the Tory front line as shadow deregulation secretary as Michael Howard uses him to spearhead his campaign to cut red tape.

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