Sunday 27 June 2010

What big teeth you have................

Once upon a time a little very poor shepherd girl of no means, even less brain cells and a passion for self promotion, called “wolf.”

There was in fact no wolf, at all!

“But I live in the “Kingdom of Plaskitt in the Borough of Leamington Spa – I own a hovel there, you know”, she claims. “Thus you know the truth according to the King”, she asserts.

“But madam,” the civil servant claims – “truly there is no wolf in these parts, you are surely mistaken I submit.”

“Mistaken” (“MISTAKEN” echoes King Plaskitt) says the little shepherd girl – “I see a wolf indeed I do, indeed several who are about to devour me and eat me all up.”

“And do these beasts of devouring flesh have names”, asks the Civil Servant? “Oh yes” interjects Mr Plaskitt, King of Warwick and Leamington (as was). “They are Henderson, Williams and numerous others such as the NCSC/CSCI, Happen Fostercare and a whole host of others who generally have it in for my subject.”

“Really?” replies the bemused civil servant. “It is that bad?”

“Oh yes” says the little shepherd girl – these wolves are fearsome and intend to do me harm.”

“But why little Shepherd Girl would that be?”

Little Shepherd Girl – “don’t ask fucking technical questions – besides King Plaskitt tells you what to do.”

Civil Servant – “but King Plaskitt and Little Shepherd Girl, I see no wolves, although I shall smite any who remotely look like a wolf, any who indeed might have the name Henderson or Williams, just in case. Because the King and the ugly princess order it - I will send out the forces of the GSCC, Ofsted and any other stupid fucking idiots willing to listen i.e. jobsworths”

Little Shepherd Girl – “I am not ugly!”

Civil Servant – “Correct, I was wrong, you are both ugly and fucking evil bastards!”

“But what about the wolves” exclaims the little shepherd girl?

Civil Servant – “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest of us all?”

Civil Servant – “take a look you ugly bastard – see a wolf?”

Little Girl – “yes but what about the wolf?”

King Plaskitt - yes but what about the wolf?”

Civil Servant – “let us begin at the beginning........”

Civil Servant – “the little girl got eaten by the wolf because s/he (the wolf) got very fed up being demonised for otherwise behaving themselves very professionally; little girl gets churned through the gut of wolf and deposited as “crap” on an indistinct pavement in Leamington (sorry, Royal) Spa.”

Shit - end of story, well not quite.

Any association between this fairy (or horror) story associated with Mrs C of Leamington Spa and others is entirely at your behest – who the fuck could make up this story?

What big teeth you have................

Wilt

Slow but sure development....

Mrs C of course continues to access Regulator Watch and other websites via her “tiny” mobile phone – her eyes must be straining. We hope it hurts, a lot. Whilst most of us were busy with work, seeing Macca in concert, taking the kids to the park or the beach, or otherwise taking in the sun, Mrs C sits in her dark place Googling or Yahoodling , Mrs C was busy doing nothing other than accessing the web and checking out Wilt (and others in her sights) – a very very, very, sad person – she will be.....for sure.

Not long now......

Wilt

Salopian/Mercian Man........

We have news that a certain company in Salop, have some news to announce – very significant news it seems, but it is unlikely to emerge until late Tuesday, or Wednesday 30th June. It seems, things are on the move. Oooooeeeeerrr!

We wish them well, If Wilt predicts correctly, not a lot of luck is needed. It seems to impact also on the former Directors of Happen Fostercare (not the current owners or Directors). It seems their long held combined plans are coming together, Tuesday 29th June – a day and date to be widely recorded with a wide press release. The earlier hoped for launch on the Tuesday the previous week proved unrealistic in the end.

Keep an eye here for a major progress report which redresses independent social care service provision – hello Eric Pickles. Nice man.

Wilt

Hero............

Well, Mr & Mrs Wilt (less Salty Dog) took a trip to Cardiff to see Paul McCartney in concert at the Millennium Stadium – and boy was he brilliant. Wilt hopes he is as fit as him at his age – indeed he wishes he was as fit as him now!

Salty Dog, in the care of Ms Wilt this weekend, take notice please!

Several encores later he (Paul) performed non-stop for three hours. And what a nice, unassuming and grounded man – what an artist!

What a venue, and Cardiff is such a great city – the people cannot do enough for you, and so kind. Not only was there Macca but also the Armed Services Day, with HMS Kent, those brave, brave servicemen/women of all forces past and present marching proudly (rightly so) with an armada of helicopters and the Red Arrows flying overhead.

It, seriously, brings a lump to your throat – at least it did mine.

And the weather – just brilliant! Befitting the city, the people, their warmly welcomed guests and the service people who, in many senses, outshone Macca, but only just.

What a birthday present for Mrs Wilt – she is very grateful, thus Wilt can get away with dozens of misdemeanours for months, even with PMT as a factor! Hence no nagging Salty Dog for guiding Wilt astray down the pub. “It aint my fault darling, it’s the dog – Wilt does the same when he farts, but Mrs Wilt has learned to distinguish between those “aromas.”

It is great to see how well Wales has developed – for so long a time (several hundred years) the Celtic Welsh fringe has struggled with little economic prospects but has now flourished (big time)  and continues to prosper – excellent, they deserve it as much as any Irishman, Scotsman (except Gordon Brown) or Cornishman (Welsh by any other DNA).

What a weekend!

Wilt

Monday 21 June 2010

Budget, what budget..............

Tomorrow is the budget – it should be “X rated for local authority and civil servants aged below 55. Aged 55 and above they may escape the worst but below that age several hundred of thousands need to start updating their CVs.

Beyond the “Laws” (another Twat) and his successor initial cuts, this budget will slash government spending (local and central) very succinctly as “we are all in this together.” And that is just a start! Next, the pensions, expenses and especially the service conditions of public servants will be targeted.

And Bob Crow says we will “strike.” OK – even more savings. We just love it.

Wilt has delayed his return home/office by at least a day so that he can listen to Osborne deliver his budget on Tuesday – the accountants and financial advisers will be on line to take instructions on moving, shaking and baking assets and taking otherwise wise actions. That is better done here in north Wales rather than having Mrs Wilt distract me by her shapely focused mind – now you thought I was going o say something else. Shame on you.

Wilt

I used to work for the GSCC............

Our friends at the GSCC are on a quarterly budget – I agree with June Thoburn in this article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/21/114757/government-increases-gscc-budget-to-pay-for-conduct-cases.htm that this is a signal to the GSCC that they are about to be downsized, reframed in scope or even abolished. We remain of the view it will be the latter.

Denise Platt (Twat) formerly of the CSCI (Commission for Social Care Inspection) makes a non statement as usual – she always to Wilt looks a little worse for that late night cider that she should have not poured down her gullet. She was of course the Chairman of the CSCI during the Mrs C and Plaskitt “wars” and signed off those cheques to those people they (CSCI) failed – hence her drink problem is understood, especially as she enjoys the same cider as Wilt and Salty Dog.

The GSCC seem to be doing OK of late – they too have got rid of Mrs C and Plaskitt. That must be a major resource saving.

Wilt

Scottish Piper.............

The head of Ofsted, Christine Gilbert, has offered to leave early – what does she want, a Scottish Piper? Get on with it woman! See article here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/21/114761/ofsted-chief-will-step-down-early-if-helpful-to-government.htm

There is a further blog comment here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/childrens-services-blog/2010/06/ofsted-chief-christine-gilbert-given-marching-orders-by-gove.html

We suspect she is waiting for a golden goodbye handshake – if Gove gives her one he needs having his bollocks removed with a blunt knife. If Sharon Shoesmith (ex of Haringey) can be sacked with loss of benefits, so can Gilbert. And that would seem to Wilt to be poetic justice.

Remember, this woman gets paid more than David Cameron. She has fucked up, just get rid of her.

Wilt

Fucking Idiot.........

Boy, I thought my blog was a bit risky but this one http://nameshamesocialworkers.blogspot.com/2008/08/shame-your-social-worker.html?commentPage=16 takes the biscuit.

Sadly, it is not the only one that promotes the hate of social workers, Guardians, Experts and Judges. Amazingly it is supported by that icon of intellect, justice and Parliamentary stupidity, John Hemming:  http://johnhemming.blogspot.com/

This is the MP that promulgates the outrageous theory that social workers kidnap children to achieve Government adoption targets. There are several other “hate” social worker websites/blogs – you find them yourself. I was not aware of this one http://nameshamesocialworkers.blogspot.com/ which was highlighted by bloggers on community care: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/carespace/forums/abuse-of-baby-snatcher-social-workers-finds-an-7792.aspx#31586 with reference to an article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/24/social-worker-abuse-online

Twat Hemming just does not get it. Fucking idiot – not unlike the former MP Plaskitt.

Wilt

Saturday 19 June 2010

Watchful of NISCC.......

“Watchful” has a particular grasp of the issues going on at the Northern Ireland Social Care Council – here is their special page, made “sticky” to the front of Regulator Watch.

Blast away Watchful...........

Wilt

Get a life..........

The Wilt is back in the UK for several weeks albeit with intermittent short trips to more sunny climes on business. Time now to catch up with paperwork (writing up notes/reports) attending to the demands of auntie bookkeeper (she is brilliant) and speaking to the accountants on complex issues of VAT. We have a few more UK based contracts to perform and several others lined up, on top of the overseas stuff.

It was good to be at home for a couple of days before coming up to the very sunny north Wales with Salty dog – Mrs and Ms Wilt are in the interim in London (at some rock concert) and seeing the sights. Next weekend the Wilt’s are off to Cardiff to see the ubiquitous Paul McCartney at the Millennium Stadium – cost a fucking fortune!

Business times are good, for some – the Wilt’s are not exactly suffering yet, albeit things could change as the new Government are, quite rightly, cutting and slashing central and local government budgets – not least Quangoes. Just brilliant!

In my absence “Watchful” has been keeping up the contributions to Regulator Watch and will now be rewarded with his own fixed page – not that s/he will be restricted to that page – most (although not exclusively) of his comments are here: http://regulatorwatch.co.uk/2010/03/an-irish-perspective/

“Watchful” will keep the NISCC (Northern Ireland Social Care Council) http://www.niscc.info/ under review.

Also, whilst away, Wilt has been noting a whole host of other developments and not least since the mad (or evil) woman (Mrs C) was blocked from access – see article here: http://regulatorwatch.co.uk/2010/06/sports-car/

We predicted that she might overcome the block by visiting her local library in Royal Leamington Spa or use the foster kids’ computers/connections – it seems not. Instead she is using a new toy, a mobile phone with internet access on the T-Mobile network. She is as ever “driven” and versatile, or otherwise fucking mad and determined.

The woman appears not to sleep – she is accessing Regulator Watch more than ever and at all kind of weird hours, like just after 01:00 am or 05:49 am, indeed any fucking hour you care to think of. Accessing anything on a screen that small must be painful, driven by desperation. We just love it!

Mrs Complaint has a limited network of friends, rarely leaves her (ex-Council) house or the computers(s) therein. She claims to be a foster parent of asylum seekers but does fuck all – it is Mr C (who looks like he was formerly homeless, we are advised) does that work, and does what he is told.

What would happen if she had to go out to work – you know like real work? It is very probable that she will have to do so, possibly sooner rather than later if the stem on asylum seekers continues and no or very limited State benefits. No doubt Mr C will be sent out to work to keep her in the squalor she is used to.

Meanwhile, others are living off Government compensation because of her antics. Brilliant!

She needs to get a life.

Wilt

ps: our friends from Salop have noticed this activity on their website from Ms C @ 06:14 am! The woman is fucking bonkers. Not so mch as needing to get a life, the Salopians say, she needs o get a job!

Wilt @ 1850 hrs

Friday 4 June 2010

Time will tell..........

You see, Gove has not forgotten us – not just yet anyway: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/03/114637/gove-promises-support-for-taskforce-recommendations.htm

I aint too sure however that Community Care can be so assertive as they are in this advice: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/03/114638/q-and-a-what-does-the-national-college-mean-for-social-workers.htm that the Social Work College could not become the Regulator to replace the GSCC (http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/).

The article was written before the abolition of the General Teaching Council for England (http://www.gtce.org.uk/ ) by Mr Gove and as set out by the GTCE in their press release: http://www.gtce.org.uk/media_parliament/news_comment/gtcabolition0610/

The Regulation and Registration function of the GTCE will be assumed by some other body, so the General Social Care Council is not yet in the clear. If the teaching council can be abolished, so can the social work equivalent.

It is not true that all professions have a separate “college” or membership group from the regulatory and disciplinary functions. What exactly is the conflict in one single organisation promoting and supporting professionals whilst also investigating serious complaints? In my mind the two fit together snugly.

The options are however wide open – albeit to be fair the GSCC of late (under new leadership) appears to be getting its act together a bit more. However the trail of absolute disasters it has left behind through utter incompetence (and having been placed under special measures) has left few if any believing that the organisation is anything other an embarrassment.

My prediction – they will go too and their function of Registration will go somewhere else. There are too many of these Regulators and there is both an economy of scale and similar role and function argument in favour of mergers.

Time will tell...............

Wilt

ps: The same arguments and observations go for the SSSC, CCW and NISCC - however they are outside of the English jurisdiction and will determine their own futures.

Tea leaf...........

One less social worker from the profession: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/03/114636/disabilities-worker-jailed-for-stealing-19000-from-client.htm and jolly good ridden to him too – just the kind of person the profession does not need.

One wonders how long the GSCC will take to remove him from the register. No rush one supposes but an easy task for the Conduct Team one can imagine.

Wilt

Thursday 3 June 2010

Evil bastards.............

Quite apart from this national disaster by a complete fucking dork http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10222188.stm the world has to continue – but Gid bless those impacted by it, whether in a personal or professional capacity. The fact is, however one digs down into the psychology, the man was a complete fucking nut case.

No excuse, no sincere explanation of his despair – just the absolute despair of the aftermath and suffering of those who survive, including Wilt. Now Wilt was nowhere near the Lake District (although it is a favoured location of Salty Dog et al) and his heart sinks into a place rather not welcomed in feeling for those left bereft. The simple fact is that a madman set loose with an evil vendetta against unsuspecting victims – he deserves to go to Hell, and we hope he roasts slowly and painfully.

This utter disaster however shadows another news story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/10224589.stm

What is going on here?

No doubt social services will come in for a bashing and the GSCC (if of course they survive the cuts) will have their day.

There is so much evil in the world – what is going on for Gawd sake? Is it not enough to be rid off evil bastards like Mrs C and Plaskitt? What other evil twats need putting out of commission?

Wilt

Sports Car...............

This article caught my eye as it reminded me of someone else: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10218577.stm

Perhaps he and Mrs C should get together!

We have now blocked Mrs C’s IP address and she will be unable to access Regulator Watch, unless of course she uses the foster children’s computers (as she has previously) on the BT line. Either that or she will have to pop down to the library or internet cafe.

We are doing this for her health, of course. Too much of a good thing (Regulator Watch) can be bad for your health. Besides, in this glorious weather Mrs C needs to get out and given it is half term perhaps she could do something unique – like ensuring the young people are having a good time. No less than five times was she lurking around the blog yesterday – what were the kids doing?

We would love to see her face when she cannot get access – brilliant. Initially she will think it is a glitch but quickly come to realise she has been blocked. That will infuriate her (the sense of powerlessness), convince her someone is hiding something (their all out to get me) and cause her to believe everyone is talking about her – they were but no longer.

She will be contacting Ofsted, the Information Commissioner and a whole host of others to convince them that Wilt et al are up to something. They are – their enjoying the weather in the garden whilst working on the laptop, and topping up the tan in the process. Then, a couple of pints at the local over lunch, followed by preparing dinner this evening – possibly a luxury BBQ. It has to be luxury, the BBQ cost several hundred hard earned quid. Mrs Wilt has expensive tastes. Fortunately the post woman has just delivered a couple of more cheques to replenish the budget.

Oh, and Mrs Wilt has a new car – a sporty rag top that also cost a fucking fortune. We noted she took delivery whilst Wilt was away, thinking he might not notice – Wilt might be a bit dim but he has good eyesight.

Life is good.

Wilt

Chaff...............

Quangoland is today looking over its shoulder to see if Michael Gove or one of his colleagues is approaching them with an axe. See BBC article here:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10221877.stm

Blooming brilliant – the General Teaching Council for England is as good as gone, although the GTCE seem to want to fight it. Fucking Dorks.

Who next, we wonder? The General Social Care Council must be on the hit list although of course that comes under the Department of Health. Here are a list of ministers: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/MinistersandDepartmentLeaders/Ministers/index.htm

Paul Burstow looks like the kind of man that could have an axe or three tucked up his sleeve. And then of course there are those nice people at Ofsted and indeed that utter mess Cafcass. Ofsted will not disappear but they certainly will be cut back in a way the term “cuts” has never before been used. After all with “people power” and parents running schools, who needs Ofsted inspectors.

Cafcass on the other hand would never be missed, by anyone – least of all children’s guardians and the Courts. Guardians are not needed in every case – indeed in some cases Guardians are simply an obstacle. Actually, some Guardians (like some social workers) are utter fucking Dorks and would not know one end of a child from the other – not unlike some Ofsted inspectors.

Get rid of Cafcass and a huge amount of dosh could be saved – allocate a budget to the Courts and they can determine if a Guardian is needed above and beyond a child’s solicitor. In fact, one could spot purchase the work of a Guardian in the same way as “expert” reports are purchased to address a particular set of questions. That is far more economical and will sort out the wheat from the chaff. They will live or die (professionally) on the basis of competence and not simply because the law says a Guardian must always be appointed or because have to have an overview of the complete case.

Talking of chaff, there are several more quango Wilt would add to the list, but Gove has made an excellent start. Example - the ISA.

Wilt

Wednesday 2 June 2010

Air Miles..........

It was nice up in North Wales just chilling out after a week overseas working. Weather was brilliant and Salty Dog went for a paddle in the bay. Proper cider, too!

Meanwhile at the House Dave the man did his first PMQs today and absent was various faces from all sides. Particularly notable was the absence of basket case Plaskitt – twat. Cameron did rather well, we think – mind you Harriett Harman as the stand in opposition leader is not exactly a huge challenge.

Of course also absent from the front bench was a certain Mr Laws – otherwise a thieving bastard whatever excuses he might make. There is no doubt though that he is a loss to the Government. His replacement looks like a spotty teenager that lives here in the village – it is probably Wilt just getting older.

In the high pay disclosures why is Wilt not surprised that Behan and that utter fucking Dork Christine Gilbert (Ofsted) are being paid more than the PM: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/01/114622/behan-and-gilbert-among-whitehalls-top-earners.htm

And of course Ofsted and a whole host of quango are up for review, especially Ofsted: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/02/114630/ofsteds-inspection-criteria-to-be-reviewed-by-bureaucracy-tsar.htm

Thinking of going to work in Doncaster: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/02/eric-pickles-doncaster-mayor

We suggest not just yet but Wilt will be offering his services to the hit squad sent in by our man Eric.

Wilt is around for a few days before flying off again to his ever growing contract work offshore – and it aint an oil rig. Only a few days away this next time, but various other trips are planned for the summer, autumn and indeed the New Year. Good money too.

The air miles are totting up too - and you know because flights are funded by my contractors, Wilt will use the air miles to obtain free flights for business trips. We do not use such perks to line our own pockets but instead feed it back to the contractor. That is what a reasonable person does. We wonder what MPs do with their air miles?

Who will keep Regulator Watch warm and cosy in my absence? Why of course Mrs C – she keeps visiting several times a day. Obviously she does not have enough to do. More to the point she does not earn her wages and wastes public funds as if they were a bottomless pit.

Well, at least Behan can sleep well at night on his salary and no doubt has fond memories of, nicely, telling Plaskitt and Mrs C to fuck off. We think it was him that signed those rather large cheques paying out compensation to those people Mrs C and Plaskitt harassed. They too sleep very well, comfortably and with a clear conscience – unlike Mrs C.

Life is good for those who work for it.

Wilt