tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post1666358697332489731..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: WLGA report - The toxic culture recognisedcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-40668008040832236352014-11-08T15:36:58.943+00:002014-11-08T15:36:58.943+00:00A high percentage of the CCC mess has been caused ...A high percentage of the CCC mess has been caused by the Councillors "them and us" attitude when making any decisions.<br />Until such time that they start making more democratic and true decisions the mess will most certainly continue, irrespective of whether Mr.James has gone or not.<br /><br />Wavellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-10652416010294932722014-11-07T13:40:45.559+00:002014-11-07T13:40:45.559+00:00Knowing the tone and the understated (very British...Knowing the tone and the understated (very British) way in which these WLGA reports are written, findings of this report could not get any worse.<br /><br />If things run true to form in a few years, when the old guard of the council have gone, Jacqui Thompson will be presented with a democratic award by the then democratic officer and the chair of the Council in the very chamber in which she was arrested.<br /><br />Hopefully by this time she herself will be a Councillor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-31026710797380054952014-11-06T22:18:44.649+00:002014-11-06T22:18:44.649+00:00I wish it was a joke!I wish it was a joke!Redheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-34842950912226239962014-11-06T20:54:54.669+00:002014-11-06T20:54:54.669+00:00Thanks for all the comments and especially the wor...Thanks for all the comments and especially the words of support. <br />As for the report, we'll have to wait and see just how committed County Hall will be to seeing it through. As the report says, in that respect, there is an overall sense of cynicism. I assume it will be on the agenda for next week's meeting so we may get an idea. <br />I also understand that a pre-meeting gathering of a select few was held today, presumably to devise a tactical approach...<br /><br />@Redhead with regards to the link to the story of the re-hired chief executive...don't even joke about it!<br /> caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-29764695034912598232014-11-06T18:26:09.124+00:002014-11-06T18:26:09.124+00:00Just to repeat what everybody else says, which I n...Just to repeat what everybody else says, which I normally don't bother doing, but in this case Jacqui, I don't think we can repeat it often enough that you were right and you said all this ages ago! Well done for persevering and hopefully this is the beginning of something truly good for all of us...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-56027428997092808272014-11-06T15:16:24.746+00:002014-11-06T15:16:24.746+00:00Be afraid, people, be very afraid:
http://www.dai...Be afraid, people, be very afraid:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2823752/Axed-Harrow-council-cheif-executive-given-big-money-payout-pension-rehired-months-later.htmlRedheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-77109518921736999572014-11-06T12:53:46.415+00:002014-11-06T12:53:46.415+00:00Hear, hear Tessa!Hear, hear Tessa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-37292928141592625222014-11-06T12:52:51.428+00:002014-11-06T12:52:51.428+00:00“Overall Whistleblowing arrangement are good ...&q...“Overall Whistleblowing arrangement are good ..." How insulting to EX employees who were persecuted for doing just that ...WHISTLEBLOWING. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-7658524636338242402014-11-06T11:57:49.159+00:002014-11-06T11:57:49.159+00:00Anonymous 09:49 makes a number of really good poin...Anonymous 09:49 makes a number of really good points. Councillors have really taken their eye off the ball, but Labour members in particular have really failed the people of Carmarthenshire. It is a fact of life that no-one likes criticism. Mr James's assurances that his politburo style of running Council meetings had a superficial attractiveness, saving lots of time, and avoiding having to deal with awkward pesky questions that might upset the smooth running of the officer-led authority. But Labour members have all signed up to a constitution which has as one of its values an open democracy, in which government is held to account by the people (Clause IV, 2C of the Labour Party rules). Kevin Madge has shown feeble leadership and has allowed lamentable governance to damage the reputation of the Council. The Labour members who went along with him should be ashamed. Jacqui should receive a standing ovation next time she manages to overcome the obstacles placed in front of those wishing to stand in the public gallery - thoroughly vindicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-75682190317901330352014-11-06T09:49:21.208+00:002014-11-06T09:49:21.208+00:00The most telling thing for me here is the role of ...The most telling thing for me here is the role of the Labour Party in all this.<br /><br />They have been the most useless lot imaginable - Consider how they have behaved. They have allowed themselves to be used and abused over the years by a Conservative group masquerading as independents and have just rolled over at every turn.<br /><br />They have supported (unlawfully as it turns out) one of the wealthiest blokes in the county while our own people suffer cuts after cuts.<br /><br />Mr Madge has been completely out of his depth - he should compare himself with the Labour bloke in Pembs who has earned many plaudits for standing up for the common people against the unlawful payments to the CE.<br /><br />The prospective candidate for carms - Callum, has not covered himself with glory. He could have made a real name for himself but instead went along with things.<br /><br />How a democratic organisation can ignore the biggest group in the county also stinks - Politics demands that they be included.<br /><br />It is now time to re-boot the governance of the council but also the politics. There must be inclusivity which means forming a coalition with Plaid.<br /><br />I am not a Plaid supporter but a Labour/Plaid coalition at the moment sounds quite appealing.<br /><br />To the labour Party in Llanelli I would say this - Find your backbone - remember your roots. Llanelli was and still is a proud town and needs socialism more now than ever. Consider how your recent moribund performance would be viewed by your forebears.<br /><br />For god sake stir things up a bit !!<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-30537447189601439782014-11-06T08:15:28.182+00:002014-11-06T08:15:28.182+00:00You have most certainly been vindicated Jacqui - a...You have most certainly been vindicated Jacqui - a good read for Judge Tugendhat who in my view got it all so wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-11387475271597120952014-11-06T06:25:20.867+00:002014-11-06T06:25:20.867+00:00I wonder if, under the circumstances and in light ...I wonder if, under the circumstances and in light of the findings, dropping all claims against Jacqui might be made a condition of any severance deal. Such a move might serve as an indication that people genuinely accept the errors that have been made in the past...<br /><br />Also, since Mr James is widely suspected to have already got himself another role to walk into, why are we even considering a severance payment? I thought the intent of such schemes was to provide an incentive to get people to voluntarily leave post so as a post can be made redundant. <br /><br />This guy is going anyway, so why lo we need the incentive? MuppetManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401955823745894344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-27079839107719892192014-11-05T22:28:52.701+00:002014-11-05T22:28:52.701+00:00Two things that surprise me here. One is that thi...Two things that surprise me here. One is that things have been allowed to get so very awful, over some 10 years or so. The other is that the problems are finally being recognised by those bodies who exist / have been commissioned to monitor and report on bad practise so as to prevent it. The bulk of the work done to raise awareness and to address the shocking state of our council has been done by those not only unpaid, but also who have stood to lose, and indeed have lost, so much (Jacqui and the whistleblowers). Morally it is these people who should be remunerated and receive the severance settlement that seems to be, unbelievably, being considered as a golden goodbye.Tessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-26505981865914634472014-11-05T20:35:27.379+00:002014-11-05T20:35:27.379+00:00Wow! These recommendations really lift the veil o...Wow! These recommendations really lift the veil on the anti-democratic manipulation of Council meetings that Mr James has spent years achieving. Now that the emperor has been revealed to have no clothes, his cynical and self-serving abuse of power justifies his being booted out, not rewarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-5959468182152528752014-11-05T10:10:22.738+00:002014-11-05T10:10:22.738+00:00Jacquie, you have been vindicated. All the things...Jacquie, you have been vindicated. All the things you have blogged about over the last few years are things that the report highlights. However, it is a crying shame that it has cost you £30,000 plus, and years of stress, to be proved totally right.Redheadnoreply@blogger.com