Handy, you sum up the situation perfectly with 1&2. Particularly 2.
Interesting seeing peoples comments like Lavas accusing people of accepting 2nd best. Get your head out of the sand (or lava) and think. Yes this is second best, but what EXACTLY other than griping, can you do about it?
See 2 above, people don't care a toss! They don't even need to see a saving, they blindly accept that cuts are happening therefore money is being saved. Levels of service? Levels shevels!
This is the situation that I accept in life. You need to as well. If you want to see the public fight back, then choose something they care about. Watch this space if Dave cuts more benefits.......