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8 October (Part 1) - A day in the life of Council misfits

People bombarding my email Inbox are determined that I will have no time to get out to enjoy our belated Summer, so here I go into blog number 6,760, an easy one because it arrived pretty much already written.

 
Staff at the Council have no faith in the leadership and more than ever listening to rumours. A number you probably have already been advised of but can’t print.

• Member of staff having an affair with a consultant he managed in Human Resources. No action but his wife divorced him. And he needed new clothes.
• Member of staff claiming to be legally qualified but not. Removed from being Monitoring Officer.
• Member of staff falsifying sickness and getting large payout. Vilified in Private Eye Nick Johnson. Allegedly Mr. Johnson got a member of staff to do his Master’s degree. (†)
• Member of staff lying about a Masters Degree. Promoted to various senior roles. Gill Steward.
• Member of staff being incompetent. Various roles around the world. Currently singing and sailing in America. Mark Charters
• Member of staff being incompetent in financial affairs. Our new Chief Executive.
• Member of staff acting as Chief Executive failed to get the permanent job. Heartbroken. Paul Moore


The writer is correct, there is nothing there I have not been told before except the item marked †. The divorce news was previously suppressed as not being particularly relevant but there have been many obscure references such as the recent ‘protect his mistresses’.

The link ‘Heartbreak’ includes an extract of Paul Moore’s departure letter. I have it all but certainly not for publication.

Mr. Johnson left Bexley Council with a large pay off and a sick pension and was immediately re-employed by Hammersmith & Fulham Council on £950 a day. The full details are available here. (PDF) As commented yesterday, the whole of Local Government is corrupt with obscene levels of pay.

Note: Perhaps I should add that not all of the 6,760 are currently on line following a technical accident several years ago. They are being restored a handful at a time most days. More quickly than in the past following a decision not to upgrade the photos and graphics at the same time.

 

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