I must say I am rather bemused by all this, and a little sad for Hague and Ffion – was there really a need for this?
See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11156963
Even here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/01/william-hague-denies-gay-rumours
And here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/william-hague/7975823/William-Hagues-special-advisor-resigns-over-untrue-allegations.html
Plus of course: http://order-order.com/2010/09/01/myers-quits/
All this is very silly and sad.
Who gives a shit if he is gay or not, which he probably is not – of course the real story is about appointments of advisers on the payroll who might have been appointed as a gay lover. Again, we suspect not.
Apparently, and Guido (http://order-order.com/) has been reporting it for days, there have been rumours circulating the internet that Hague and Myers have something unsavoury in their relations. Now this kind of scandal mongering is without any real merit and probably comes down to the likes of the News of the World or its readers, or possibly the Sun -otherwise the tabloid gutter press.
Now I know Wilt et al go on about Elizabeth Calleja, but at least their observations are based on recorded facts, evidenced documents (more yet to come) and opinions of reasonable thinking persons. This kind of smearing is however unforgivable.
How comes Myers resigns and Calleja remains a foster parent – I am fucking bemused and her solicitors will really need to explain this to Salty Dog.
Fucking incredible.
Wilt
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Wednesday, 1 September 2010
On and off...........
No sooner than Wilt gets home and the not very nice people at Simons Muirehead and Burton are threatening Regulator Watch again, on behalf of Elizabeth Calleja.
Salty Dog, extremely well versed in law, having responded to the said solicitors, they remain dissatisfied and demanded, today, again, not via Salty Dog or Pixelmakers but via its hosts, to remove Regulator Watch from the face of the earth, or if not any reference to Elizabeth Calleja.
These bully boy tactics from the Soho gang at Frith Street however failed, initially.
So, what exactly is all this about, you might think – well let me tell you the story.
You see, there is this woman Elizabeth Calleja – she lives in Leamington Spa. She is a foster parent, under arrest and on conditional bail, for alleged stalking and harassment – yes I died say a foster parent. The kind that is meant to look after vulnerable children apparently full time.
Anyway, she and her former MP (James Plaskitt) have a problem. It’s called truth – or at least truth unless they approve of it. Have you ever read 1984, the novel? Scary stuff, we think.
Elizabeth has pursued a complaint with any authorities/quango you care to mention for eight years – the original complaint may have some merit but eight years later and having been dismissed, officially and unofficially, by any agency or quango you care to mention, she has turned to using the press to pursue her complaints – however even they are seriously questioning the veracity of her arguments.
She has pursued relentlessly several parties since 2002 on a dead issue – an issue so dead as to have run out of date for cremation.
Yet Mrs Calleja carries on attempting, sometime successfully until people realise otherwise, to portray herself as a victim of maladministration, administrative victimisation/abuse, and innocence of the most (angelic) high nature. Regrettably, rather than simply portraying herself as a (could be) innocent foster carer (which actually involves a lot of work) she instead decides, even eight years later, to attempt to drag down others in her wake so as to make herself, somehow, look ‘good’ and pristine.
Goodness, no, Elizabeth is not an evil bastard, eight years later and with a vengeance so deep rooted as to know no bounds. No indeed! Perhaps someone else can explain it.
Anyway, a group of people, some much detested by Elizabeth as simple complaint fodder for her own ends, decide enough is enough and thus by almost by group osmosis create Regulator Watch – a light in the darkness. Here, truth (at least a better and more official version, sometimes very uncomfortable) and simple things like facts can be permitted to emerge. Gawd forbid, the press never permitted that in the case of Calleja, failing more often than not to consult with those Calleja gladly named and shamed.
Not, we emphasise, that Regulator Watch is specifically concerned with the woman – I think the solicitors will not challenge the fact that she is a woman? They do challenge anything that Regulator Watch might say about Calleja, and strangely, Plaskitt – very bizarre as he is not a litigant. Perhaps he is a silent litigant?
Therefore, Calleja attempts again to have anything which she does not agree with expunged from the record in 1984 fashion. In this case her solicitors simply want the whole of Regulator Watch taken offline, permanently.
They succeeded initially, then Regulator Watch was restored but they are now further threatening Webfusion (the hosts) and the designers of Regulator Watch – not that either have any responsibility.
Webusion have taken the sensible position (tot that Wilt agrees with them) of a company and decided again to take down Regulator Watch – Wilt et al have however decided to move to another host, and if necessary keep moving the Blog from host to host until Calleja gives up.
We will not be dictated to about facts and opinions on a broad range of issues, including Calleja. Pixelmakers have been excused, purely to protect their interests. However if you need a great designer, look no further, and Webfusion are excused too – they are however guilty of taking the line of least resistance in an increasingly litigious world.
Of course Calleja will never directly challenge Wilt – the threats of litigation are based on far too shaky grounds. She knows that evidence, and in particular a jury in either civil or legal proceedings, would laugh her out of Court – with considerable costs.
Besides, several police forces have told Calleja there is no case for complaint, as have from their respective positions (scope of responsibility) the Information Commissioner (ICO), GSCC (in respect of the alleged author – Wilt), Ofsted and the former relevant ministers in the various House of Commons debates. So where is the alleged guilt or the remit of any institution to impose the will of Mrs Calleja?
Nowhere to be seen, it appears. Fortunately neither Blair nor Brown were quite able to create the quango ‘The World According to Calleja’ or as otherwise known as ‘TWAC.’
It is unlikely to be created, we suspect.
In the last century we saw the likes of Stalin, Hitler (and cohorts) and some others who simply had a certain agenda and as part of their efforts to control the world insisted upon a certain perverse propaganda. Anyone who disagreed with the conventional thinking and view were simply disposed of either to Siberia or somewhere like Auschwitz - there was no freedom of speech or opinion that was allowed without approval. Is that what Calleja or her supporters want?
Her efforts in the new millennium to ‘cleanse the records’ and limit free speech and opinion has worrying reminisces to an earlier world order in certain parts of the planet.
It is a very slippery slope when you take that route, especially in Leamington Spa.
However much Wilt instructs solicitors and advocates and enjoys their company both professionally and privately, they are sometimes a despicable profession by promoting the defence of total twats or advocating actions which challenge common sense or established conventions. And why do they act as such – you ever met a poor solicitor or advocate?
Wilt is advised that there are some poor solicitors – so no offence to them. There are also some who work hard for little reward to promote the rights of those least able to defend themselves – excluded from that is Calleja. She is, she claims of course, to be a lawyer herself.
So, there are poor solicitors (a minority), some dedicated (irrespective of personal gain) and there are false lawyers. It just goes to show what a broad range of people attempt to exercise the law.
It’s an expensive business, although we recommend Salty Dog who has reasonable rates.
We will be online.........
Wilt et al
Salty Dog, extremely well versed in law, having responded to the said solicitors, they remain dissatisfied and demanded, today, again, not via Salty Dog or Pixelmakers but via its hosts, to remove Regulator Watch from the face of the earth, or if not any reference to Elizabeth Calleja.
These bully boy tactics from the Soho gang at Frith Street however failed, initially.
So, what exactly is all this about, you might think – well let me tell you the story.
You see, there is this woman Elizabeth Calleja – she lives in Leamington Spa. She is a foster parent, under arrest and on conditional bail, for alleged stalking and harassment – yes I died say a foster parent. The kind that is meant to look after vulnerable children apparently full time.
Anyway, she and her former MP (James Plaskitt) have a problem. It’s called truth – or at least truth unless they approve of it. Have you ever read 1984, the novel? Scary stuff, we think.
Elizabeth has pursued a complaint with any authorities/quango you care to mention for eight years – the original complaint may have some merit but eight years later and having been dismissed, officially and unofficially, by any agency or quango you care to mention, she has turned to using the press to pursue her complaints – however even they are seriously questioning the veracity of her arguments.
She has pursued relentlessly several parties since 2002 on a dead issue – an issue so dead as to have run out of date for cremation.
Yet Mrs Calleja carries on attempting, sometime successfully until people realise otherwise, to portray herself as a victim of maladministration, administrative victimisation/abuse, and innocence of the most (angelic) high nature. Regrettably, rather than simply portraying herself as a (could be) innocent foster carer (which actually involves a lot of work) she instead decides, even eight years later, to attempt to drag down others in her wake so as to make herself, somehow, look ‘good’ and pristine.
Goodness, no, Elizabeth is not an evil bastard, eight years later and with a vengeance so deep rooted as to know no bounds. No indeed! Perhaps someone else can explain it.
Anyway, a group of people, some much detested by Elizabeth as simple complaint fodder for her own ends, decide enough is enough and thus by almost by group osmosis create Regulator Watch – a light in the darkness. Here, truth (at least a better and more official version, sometimes very uncomfortable) and simple things like facts can be permitted to emerge. Gawd forbid, the press never permitted that in the case of Calleja, failing more often than not to consult with those Calleja gladly named and shamed.
Not, we emphasise, that Regulator Watch is specifically concerned with the woman – I think the solicitors will not challenge the fact that she is a woman? They do challenge anything that Regulator Watch might say about Calleja, and strangely, Plaskitt – very bizarre as he is not a litigant. Perhaps he is a silent litigant?
Therefore, Calleja attempts again to have anything which she does not agree with expunged from the record in 1984 fashion. In this case her solicitors simply want the whole of Regulator Watch taken offline, permanently.
They succeeded initially, then Regulator Watch was restored but they are now further threatening Webfusion (the hosts) and the designers of Regulator Watch – not that either have any responsibility.
Webusion have taken the sensible position (tot that Wilt agrees with them) of a company and decided again to take down Regulator Watch – Wilt et al have however decided to move to another host, and if necessary keep moving the Blog from host to host until Calleja gives up.
We will not be dictated to about facts and opinions on a broad range of issues, including Calleja. Pixelmakers have been excused, purely to protect their interests. However if you need a great designer, look no further, and Webfusion are excused too – they are however guilty of taking the line of least resistance in an increasingly litigious world.
Of course Calleja will never directly challenge Wilt – the threats of litigation are based on far too shaky grounds. She knows that evidence, and in particular a jury in either civil or legal proceedings, would laugh her out of Court – with considerable costs.
Besides, several police forces have told Calleja there is no case for complaint, as have from their respective positions (scope of responsibility) the Information Commissioner (ICO), GSCC (in respect of the alleged author – Wilt), Ofsted and the former relevant ministers in the various House of Commons debates. So where is the alleged guilt or the remit of any institution to impose the will of Mrs Calleja?
Nowhere to be seen, it appears. Fortunately neither Blair nor Brown were quite able to create the quango ‘The World According to Calleja’ or as otherwise known as ‘TWAC.’
It is unlikely to be created, we suspect.
In the last century we saw the likes of Stalin, Hitler (and cohorts) and some others who simply had a certain agenda and as part of their efforts to control the world insisted upon a certain perverse propaganda. Anyone who disagreed with the conventional thinking and view were simply disposed of either to Siberia or somewhere like Auschwitz - there was no freedom of speech or opinion that was allowed without approval. Is that what Calleja or her supporters want?
Her efforts in the new millennium to ‘cleanse the records’ and limit free speech and opinion has worrying reminisces to an earlier world order in certain parts of the planet.
It is a very slippery slope when you take that route, especially in Leamington Spa.
However much Wilt instructs solicitors and advocates and enjoys their company both professionally and privately, they are sometimes a despicable profession by promoting the defence of total twats or advocating actions which challenge common sense or established conventions. And why do they act as such – you ever met a poor solicitor or advocate?
Wilt is advised that there are some poor solicitors – so no offence to them. There are also some who work hard for little reward to promote the rights of those least able to defend themselves – excluded from that is Calleja. She is, she claims of course, to be a lawyer herself.
So, there are poor solicitors (a minority), some dedicated (irrespective of personal gain) and there are false lawyers. It just goes to show what a broad range of people attempt to exercise the law.
It’s an expensive business, although we recommend Salty Dog who has reasonable rates.
We will be online.........
Wilt et al
Friday, 13 August 2010
Things must change.......
If Brick http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/monro-review-second-act/ believes that the Children Act 1989 was ever or is, as claimed, a “charter for children” then they are barking up the wrong wall.
The Act was a very effective charter for lawyers, Guardians and experts. Within a very short period of time court cases were taking up to two years to complete. I certainly share the concern that local authorities should not be allowed to practice unfettered but then neither should social workers be permitted to ignore policies nor Guardians think they know better than anyone else what constitutes best practice.
And it was nowhere near as bad as suggested by Brick pre the 1989 Act (implemented on 14th October 1991) – Wilt remembers those days too.
The fact is, lawyers got to be very greedy, some Guardians (some with little clue or even less competence) loved and love playing the prima donna of the Court corridors and interfered in casework they sometimes could not understand (let alone practice) – experts instructed by the cartload were set loose and who in some instances actually told one very little or what was already known.
There was frequently no ‘added value’ to best outcomes for children and the poor social worker from the local authority was diminished to the wicked witch of all points of the compass. Playing with children’s lives in this way is dangerous and certainly not giving paramount concern to the welfare of the child.
Promoting justice and it being seen that justice is done does not need to look like this. Suggesting that money is no obstacle within the justice system is tantamount to contempt of the taxpayer.
I have a lot of time for Brick and the blog Wall (http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/) – its author is well experienced and very eloquent on subjects Wilt feels strongly about. Occasionally the postings cause some great laughter and joy. However, the Act has not worked and it needs serious reforming and to suggest that it is all because Guardians are being fettered or that the Courts are being restricted because of budgets is pure folly. The fact is, Guardians have been too often a part of the problem – not the solution or silver bullet.
And how does Wilt know all this? Well he is an expert witness and has been for many a year; he too is a Guardian and had a former senior management role within social work for longer than he cares to remember – he is also a tribunal chairman in a related field. He has observed the effects of the Children Act therefore from many an angle and perspective. That does not necessarily make Wilt ‘right’ in his opinions but it certainly is not opinion based on lack of experience.
Of course social workers are experts – the fact that they represent the applicant in court proceedings does not diminish that status and are entitled to stand on an equal footing as any other expert, or Guardian – they are just another expert and not as some Guardians mistakenly believe some kind of ‘super’ social worker wearing their underwear over their tights.
When Wilt acts as a Guardian he is, as with other Guardians, frequently consulted by children’s social workers. Wilt has a ‘contract’ with social worker’s that is shaped broadly thus:
i) You [social worker] are the expert until it is shown otherwise;
ii) I am happy to be consulted but I will not be your supervisor;
iii) I will not attempt to case manage the child’s case;
iv) We will treat each other with mutual respect and recognise and respect our different roles;
v) We are all duty bound to hold the needs of the child as paramount;
vi) As I consider you an expert, do not propose instructing another expert on matters that are perfectly within your competence/resources to complete yourself; we must minimise costs and delay;
vii) When completing your written assessment not only should you demonstrate competence but also fairness to avoid the appearance of bias;
viii) This Guardian does not wear his knickers over his tights or have any super human qualities – he too was once a social worker.
Generally, the above understanding leads to reasonably stress free relations. It sets the social workers mind at rest that the Guardian is not ‘off planet’ waiting to invade and sets them free to get on with what they do best – social work. It also creates opportunity for dialogue and debate, and if it comes to it, permission to disagree or arrive at differing views of settling (disposal) the matter at Court.
Unfortunately not all Guardians take that approach – they do wear their knickers over their tights and are simply social workers who not ‘hack it’ in frontline practice. Some others are just simply not of this world and yet others are the prima donna who love sitting around for hours on end in the Court at huge expense to the public purse but to the benefit of their own bulging purse.
It aint as simple as Brick might have you believe – but he/she is an expert too and can have an opinion, just like that fresh faced social worker from the local authority.
It is for certain there are some Dork social workers – you only need to look at the GSCC files to determine that. There are in proportional terms, take my word for it, far more Dork Guardians, lawyers and experts but they are far less scrutinised or evaluated.
Things really have to change – throwing money (we do not have) at the problem is not the answer.
Brick gets 9 out of ten for composition and language skills, 10 out of 10 for spelling but only 4 out of 10 for his/her reasoning and concluding the solution to the test. A good effort but s/he needs to try harder.
Wilt
The Act was a very effective charter for lawyers, Guardians and experts. Within a very short period of time court cases were taking up to two years to complete. I certainly share the concern that local authorities should not be allowed to practice unfettered but then neither should social workers be permitted to ignore policies nor Guardians think they know better than anyone else what constitutes best practice.
And it was nowhere near as bad as suggested by Brick pre the 1989 Act (implemented on 14th October 1991) – Wilt remembers those days too.
The fact is, lawyers got to be very greedy, some Guardians (some with little clue or even less competence) loved and love playing the prima donna of the Court corridors and interfered in casework they sometimes could not understand (let alone practice) – experts instructed by the cartload were set loose and who in some instances actually told one very little or what was already known.
There was frequently no ‘added value’ to best outcomes for children and the poor social worker from the local authority was diminished to the wicked witch of all points of the compass. Playing with children’s lives in this way is dangerous and certainly not giving paramount concern to the welfare of the child.
Promoting justice and it being seen that justice is done does not need to look like this. Suggesting that money is no obstacle within the justice system is tantamount to contempt of the taxpayer.
I have a lot of time for Brick and the blog Wall (http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/) – its author is well experienced and very eloquent on subjects Wilt feels strongly about. Occasionally the postings cause some great laughter and joy. However, the Act has not worked and it needs serious reforming and to suggest that it is all because Guardians are being fettered or that the Courts are being restricted because of budgets is pure folly. The fact is, Guardians have been too often a part of the problem – not the solution or silver bullet.
And how does Wilt know all this? Well he is an expert witness and has been for many a year; he too is a Guardian and had a former senior management role within social work for longer than he cares to remember – he is also a tribunal chairman in a related field. He has observed the effects of the Children Act therefore from many an angle and perspective. That does not necessarily make Wilt ‘right’ in his opinions but it certainly is not opinion based on lack of experience.
Of course social workers are experts – the fact that they represent the applicant in court proceedings does not diminish that status and are entitled to stand on an equal footing as any other expert, or Guardian – they are just another expert and not as some Guardians mistakenly believe some kind of ‘super’ social worker wearing their underwear over their tights.
When Wilt acts as a Guardian he is, as with other Guardians, frequently consulted by children’s social workers. Wilt has a ‘contract’ with social worker’s that is shaped broadly thus:
i) You [social worker] are the expert until it is shown otherwise;
ii) I am happy to be consulted but I will not be your supervisor;
iii) I will not attempt to case manage the child’s case;
iv) We will treat each other with mutual respect and recognise and respect our different roles;
v) We are all duty bound to hold the needs of the child as paramount;
vi) As I consider you an expert, do not propose instructing another expert on matters that are perfectly within your competence/resources to complete yourself; we must minimise costs and delay;
vii) When completing your written assessment not only should you demonstrate competence but also fairness to avoid the appearance of bias;
viii) This Guardian does not wear his knickers over his tights or have any super human qualities – he too was once a social worker.
Generally, the above understanding leads to reasonably stress free relations. It sets the social workers mind at rest that the Guardian is not ‘off planet’ waiting to invade and sets them free to get on with what they do best – social work. It also creates opportunity for dialogue and debate, and if it comes to it, permission to disagree or arrive at differing views of settling (disposal) the matter at Court.
Unfortunately not all Guardians take that approach – they do wear their knickers over their tights and are simply social workers who not ‘hack it’ in frontline practice. Some others are just simply not of this world and yet others are the prima donna who love sitting around for hours on end in the Court at huge expense to the public purse but to the benefit of their own bulging purse.
It aint as simple as Brick might have you believe – but he/she is an expert too and can have an opinion, just like that fresh faced social worker from the local authority.
It is for certain there are some Dork social workers – you only need to look at the GSCC files to determine that. There are in proportional terms, take my word for it, far more Dork Guardians, lawyers and experts but they are far less scrutinised or evaluated.
Things really have to change – throwing money (we do not have) at the problem is not the answer.
Brick gets 9 out of ten for composition and language skills, 10 out of 10 for spelling but only 4 out of 10 for his/her reasoning and concluding the solution to the test. A good effort but s/he needs to try harder.
Wilt
Friday, 6 August 2010
Eric the man.............
I do like Eric http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10887447 He is going through quango and local authority budgets with a microscope. A bit of a no nonsense man –Wilt’s kind of man.
Keep cutting Eric.
Wilt
Keep cutting Eric.
Wilt
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Monday, 2 August 2010
Hic...........
Wilt rather likes this article by Guido: http://order-order.com/2010/08/02/27006/
As well as first testing out the ‘suggested’ legislation first on MPs (and Lords) it could also be then rolled out in test form to lawyers, judges, GPs/doctors, footballers, rugby players, some foster carers, social workers and especially journalists and police officers, with a smattering of teachers & nurses.
We suspect the suggested legislation might not get past the first phase of the MPs or Lords.
Where do these Dorks come from? Well, done Guido http://order-order.com/
Cheers, (hic)
Wilt
As well as first testing out the ‘suggested’ legislation first on MPs (and Lords) it could also be then rolled out in test form to lawyers, judges, GPs/doctors, footballers, rugby players, some foster carers, social workers and especially journalists and police officers, with a smattering of teachers & nurses.
We suspect the suggested legislation might not get past the first phase of the MPs or Lords.
Where do these Dorks come from? Well, done Guido http://order-order.com/
Cheers, (hic)
Wilt
Friday, 30 July 2010
Tossers......
Some people continue to believe they are above the law, apart from Mrs C. See here: http://order-order.com/2010/07/30/lord-chief-justices-rules-mps-to-be-treated-as-common-criminals/
And here: http://order-order.com/2010/07/30/in-the-courts/
These three MPs and single Lord are going to end up in Court and the evidence tested as to the charges of fraud.
Unless of course they make some further appeal and win it – who is paying for these Court cases? I suspect it is the taxpaying public.
The Telegraph states:
“The four men are now expected to take their case to the Supreme Court for a further appeal, meaning any trials, which had been expected to start at Southwark Crown Court in London in November, might now be delayed until next year.”
The BBC report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10814765 and the Telegraph here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7918481/Former-MPs-charged-with-abusing-expenses-will-face-criminal-trials.html
What absolute twats.
Wilt
And here: http://order-order.com/2010/07/30/in-the-courts/
These three MPs and single Lord are going to end up in Court and the evidence tested as to the charges of fraud.
Unless of course they make some further appeal and win it – who is paying for these Court cases? I suspect it is the taxpaying public.
The Telegraph states:
“The four men are now expected to take their case to the Supreme Court for a further appeal, meaning any trials, which had been expected to start at Southwark Crown Court in London in November, might now be delayed until next year.”
The BBC report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10814765 and the Telegraph here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7918481/Former-MPs-charged-with-abusing-expenses-will-face-criminal-trials.html
What absolute twats.
Wilt
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Turkey voting for early Xmas.......
The GSCC continue to operate as ‘normal’ pending the transfer in March 2012 to the to be renamed Health Professionals Council http://www.hpc-uk.org/ - or one should say the proposed move in 2012. Many in the Community Care Blog Care Space http://www.communitycare.co.uk/carespace/forums/gscc-to-be-scrapped-health-professionals-8085.aspx#32964 have mixed feelings about it.
The GSCC gives advice on the implications of the recent announcement of their demise here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/ and click on big red “i” icon. In short business as usual – mmmmm.
Meanwhile the GSCC has published a number of recent outcomes from their Conduct Committee. This is a very odd one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/435BAC0D-2BA8-493F-B815-9DD47CB9FFBC/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONHIBBERTS.pdf
Essentially the GSCC dropped the case after it was unable to convince a local authority manager to give evidence and to proceed without it would amount to hearsay. Now you would think the GSCC would have realised this before taking it to Committee.
The GSCC are in a difficult position because they cannot force either a registrant or witness to attend – they have no teeth in effect. Not helpful. And of course they have no powers over employers and the code of conduct relating to them is not worth the paper they are written on – it’s just a wish list in effect.
Whoever drew up this legislation and the employers codes needs a jolly good lesson in ‘how not to make a balls-up.’
Other recent concluded hearings include this one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AA176AF6-7A81-4CB7-8BD5-12FE7E710EA0/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONSIMPSON.pdf
Note the offending behaviour relates to 2008 – either this was part of the backlog or the GSCC were not previously aware of it. The naughty boy was looking at pornography on his employer’s computer.
He was suspended for two years.
Another: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/30BF47BA-8D5E-4B6B-8329-DCE583C46253/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONMAHABIR.pdf resulted in a one year suspension. This did go back to issues between 2004 – 2008 and the GSCC were made aware of his drink-drive conviction of December 2004 (after he was first registered by the GSCC) in, and I find it odd how they term it, “around 19th November 2008;” either it was or it was not the 19th November 2008 – what’s with this “around” business?
So exactly what were the GSCC doing between (“around)” the 19th November 2008 and 21st July 2010? Not a lot it would seem. The registrant had asked that his GSCC hearing be postponed as he claimed it would prejudice his Employment Tribunal, which it appears is still pending.
And the disposal by way of a one year suspension, is that proportionate especially as he did eventually cough up the details to the GSCC, albeit four years later? Wilt thinks no – far more appropriate would have been an admonishment.
However, the registrant only has himself to blame as he was not in attendance to defend himself or give evidence. With the GSCC that, as a friend would say, is like a turkey voting for an early Christmas.
Each case is worth a read – click on the links above.
The GSCC have published their latest up-coming hearings here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Conduct_hearings/Upcoming_hearings/
Among some interesting ones are:
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DC31BFE1-A33D-4596-A2C9-F4925B29C6D8/0/SummaryJanjua.pdf
AND:
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/134F01BD-EEF2-4797-92BD-3F07B424BDA3/0/SummaryNia.pdf
AND
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F6D734C8-77A7-4D4D-B828-54CA474507A7/0/SummaryHenderson.pdf
Why does the GSCC need to get involved in this matter http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B002178D-48C2-4B2F-ADF0-D1309F474498/0/SummaryNyabunze.pdf one is left to wonder?
Wilt
The GSCC gives advice on the implications of the recent announcement of their demise here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/ and click on big red “i” icon. In short business as usual – mmmmm.
Meanwhile the GSCC has published a number of recent outcomes from their Conduct Committee. This is a very odd one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/435BAC0D-2BA8-493F-B815-9DD47CB9FFBC/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONHIBBERTS.pdf
Essentially the GSCC dropped the case after it was unable to convince a local authority manager to give evidence and to proceed without it would amount to hearsay. Now you would think the GSCC would have realised this before taking it to Committee.
The GSCC are in a difficult position because they cannot force either a registrant or witness to attend – they have no teeth in effect. Not helpful. And of course they have no powers over employers and the code of conduct relating to them is not worth the paper they are written on – it’s just a wish list in effect.
Whoever drew up this legislation and the employers codes needs a jolly good lesson in ‘how not to make a balls-up.’
Other recent concluded hearings include this one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AA176AF6-7A81-4CB7-8BD5-12FE7E710EA0/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONSIMPSON.pdf
Note the offending behaviour relates to 2008 – either this was part of the backlog or the GSCC were not previously aware of it. The naughty boy was looking at pornography on his employer’s computer.
He was suspended for two years.
Another: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/30BF47BA-8D5E-4B6B-8329-DCE583C46253/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONMAHABIR.pdf resulted in a one year suspension. This did go back to issues between 2004 – 2008 and the GSCC were made aware of his drink-drive conviction of December 2004 (after he was first registered by the GSCC) in, and I find it odd how they term it, “around 19th November 2008;” either it was or it was not the 19th November 2008 – what’s with this “around” business?
So exactly what were the GSCC doing between (“around)” the 19th November 2008 and 21st July 2010? Not a lot it would seem. The registrant had asked that his GSCC hearing be postponed as he claimed it would prejudice his Employment Tribunal, which it appears is still pending.
And the disposal by way of a one year suspension, is that proportionate especially as he did eventually cough up the details to the GSCC, albeit four years later? Wilt thinks no – far more appropriate would have been an admonishment.
However, the registrant only has himself to blame as he was not in attendance to defend himself or give evidence. With the GSCC that, as a friend would say, is like a turkey voting for an early Christmas.
Each case is worth a read – click on the links above.
The GSCC have published their latest up-coming hearings here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Conduct_hearings/Upcoming_hearings/
Among some interesting ones are:
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DC31BFE1-A33D-4596-A2C9-F4925B29C6D8/0/SummaryJanjua.pdf
AND:
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/134F01BD-EEF2-4797-92BD-3F07B424BDA3/0/SummaryNia.pdf
AND
http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F6D734C8-77A7-4D4D-B828-54CA474507A7/0/SummaryHenderson.pdf
Why does the GSCC need to get involved in this matter http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B002178D-48C2-4B2F-ADF0-D1309F474498/0/SummaryNyabunze.pdf one is left to wonder?
Wilt
Monday, 26 July 2010
What next..........?
There is an awful lot of interest on Regulator Watch from hundreds of sources about both the demise of the GSCC and Mrs C – must be all the press releases or otherwise the demonic woman of Leamington Spa is ranting again.
Strangely, a colleague has similar activity on his website. We hope Mrs C is not breaching her bail conditions. He copied me this letter:
“Dear Mr Plod
“Mrs C is at it again – how long did you say she would be locked up for on breach of bail, and does it follow that harassment by others (even unwittingly) can cause their arrest too?
“We have their addresses and personal computer IDs. That is their log on identities. What Silly Billy’s these people are. Should we block them or just let the evidence accumulate?
“Wilt tells me that Mrs C and her toads are on his blog daily, without fail, usually three times a day except Sundays - she seems to be very regular. I will not repeat what Wilt goes on to describe as regular – he is just so rude, albeit correct.
“Do you understand the meaning of ‘Twat’? Personally I prefer a good single malt whisky. I must ask the barman for a ‘Twat.’ Sounds as if it might be interesting. I am game for a new experience.
“Anyway, you are on duty and enough about drinking – any advice please shall be greatly appreciated.”
To set this in context Mrs C was ARRESTED for cyber stalking and harassment on 29th June 2010 and bailed on conditions for three months not to make contact with (or cause others contact) with certain named individuals, companies and their websites.
Mrs C is a foster parent, so called although you would be hard pressed to find any activity as such as she spends most of her sad life in her former council house scouring the internet for any muck she can use to perpetuate her sad and demonic harassment. Go here to get a good description of Mrs C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking
Less than a month, as predicted, the mad twat has breached her bail.
Oh dear.......... She has no fucking clue.
What next?
Wilt
Strangely, a colleague has similar activity on his website. We hope Mrs C is not breaching her bail conditions. He copied me this letter:
“Dear Mr Plod
“Mrs C is at it again – how long did you say she would be locked up for on breach of bail, and does it follow that harassment by others (even unwittingly) can cause their arrest too?
“We have their addresses and personal computer IDs. That is their log on identities. What Silly Billy’s these people are. Should we block them or just let the evidence accumulate?
“Wilt tells me that Mrs C and her toads are on his blog daily, without fail, usually three times a day except Sundays - she seems to be very regular. I will not repeat what Wilt goes on to describe as regular – he is just so rude, albeit correct.
“Do you understand the meaning of ‘Twat’? Personally I prefer a good single malt whisky. I must ask the barman for a ‘Twat.’ Sounds as if it might be interesting. I am game for a new experience.
“Anyway, you are on duty and enough about drinking – any advice please shall be greatly appreciated.”
To set this in context Mrs C was ARRESTED for cyber stalking and harassment on 29th June 2010 and bailed on conditions for three months not to make contact with (or cause others contact) with certain named individuals, companies and their websites.
Mrs C is a foster parent, so called although you would be hard pressed to find any activity as such as she spends most of her sad life in her former council house scouring the internet for any muck she can use to perpetuate her sad and demonic harassment. Go here to get a good description of Mrs C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking
Less than a month, as predicted, the mad twat has breached her bail.
Oh dear.......... She has no fucking clue.
What next?
Wilt
Bonfire...................
Wilt predicted precisely this 12 months ago: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/26/114986/sector-leaders-shocked-and-surprised-by-abolition-of-gscc.htm
According to Community Care sector leaders are shocked – well they should have been reading Regulator Watch. So, no surprise to Wilt and he will not be on his own in feeling pleased. The GSCC, with its stupid logo, has been a nightmare from day one. No doubt staff will be leaving to find new, proper, jobs with far less perks and salary – good.
The GSCC was after all one of the primary reasons for Regulator Watch being set up – to publicise those aspects of their work which they preferred not to have published. You know like the major cock ups they frequently made and continue to make. What will Regulator Watch do without them and after the demise of Plaskitt (ex) MP and his demonic constituent?
Of course there is no word about the sister agencies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and the functions of the GSCC will be transferred and subsumed by the Health Professions Council. Let’s see how well they do. For sure they cannot do any worse.
I like the title of the Government Report found here: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117832.pdf
“Liberating the NHS” has a certain, very satisfying ring to it! The title of Chapter 5 will be particularly poignant to some people in Oxfordshire and Salop.
Pages 21 – 23 deal with the proposed abolition of the GSCC and transfer of its functions. Interestingly, there is a hint that social work students will not be required to register and, unlike at present, the new registration will require no government subsidy i.e. total self funding.
Legislation will be introduced in November 2010 to make all the various changes and implementing the transfer of functions by the GSCC will be effective from April 2012 – these are indicative as distinct from absolute. If all goes to plan, by the end of March 2012 the GSCC will no longer exist – the end of an era error!
So who next? The ISA is already under notice and has delayed starting registration - they are as good as toast and Wilt predicts they will be gone before the end of the year.
Ofsted, Cafcass and Scie? The latter, to my surprise is not a public body although one suspects it gets some funding – it is widely predicted it will not survive. Wilt predicts Ofsted will get broken up and demolished and Cafcass will simply disappear.
The General Teaching Council is already toast. You never know, it might yet come about that regulation of social care might just go the same way. If not, expect to pay more for your registration or start calling yourself something other the protected title of "social worker."
When the term ‘bonfire of the quangos’ was termed – they really meant it!
Good.
Wilt
According to Community Care sector leaders are shocked – well they should have been reading Regulator Watch. So, no surprise to Wilt and he will not be on his own in feeling pleased. The GSCC, with its stupid logo, has been a nightmare from day one. No doubt staff will be leaving to find new, proper, jobs with far less perks and salary – good.
The GSCC was after all one of the primary reasons for Regulator Watch being set up – to publicise those aspects of their work which they preferred not to have published. You know like the major cock ups they frequently made and continue to make. What will Regulator Watch do without them and after the demise of Plaskitt (ex) MP and his demonic constituent?
Of course there is no word about the sister agencies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and the functions of the GSCC will be transferred and subsumed by the Health Professions Council. Let’s see how well they do. For sure they cannot do any worse.
I like the title of the Government Report found here: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117832.pdf
“Liberating the NHS” has a certain, very satisfying ring to it! The title of Chapter 5 will be particularly poignant to some people in Oxfordshire and Salop.
Pages 21 – 23 deal with the proposed abolition of the GSCC and transfer of its functions. Interestingly, there is a hint that social work students will not be required to register and, unlike at present, the new registration will require no government subsidy i.e. total self funding.
Legislation will be introduced in November 2010 to make all the various changes and implementing the transfer of functions by the GSCC will be effective from April 2012 – these are indicative as distinct from absolute. If all goes to plan, by the end of March 2012 the GSCC will no longer exist – the end of an era error!
So who next? The ISA is already under notice and has delayed starting registration - they are as good as toast and Wilt predicts they will be gone before the end of the year.
Ofsted, Cafcass and Scie? The latter, to my surprise is not a public body although one suspects it gets some funding – it is widely predicted it will not survive. Wilt predicts Ofsted will get broken up and demolished and Cafcass will simply disappear.
The General Teaching Council is already toast. You never know, it might yet come about that regulation of social care might just go the same way. If not, expect to pay more for your registration or start calling yourself something other the protected title of "social worker."
When the term ‘bonfire of the quangos’ was termed – they really meant it!
Good.
Wilt
Pick a number................
Which is worse, a one year suspension or a 5 year admonishment? Does either fit the circumstances applied in each case?
It is difficult to go behind the GSCC Committee on such matters as they are charged with handing down their disposal – albeit subject to potential appeal. See the Community Care article here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/23/114970/social-worker-banned-for-offering-client-weekend-of-ecstasy.htm
The formal notice of the GSCC findings is here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4DD0DB39-84FE-48C2-8938-42325E89D56A/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONCARNEY.pdf
And here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9E64FE17-F80A-4A86-8F24-7536079B13A5/0/CAHILLNoticeofDecision.pdf
Let us start with the latter case, Cahill.
He takes a service user/client down to the pub, touches up her bum and offers to take her away to Paris for a dirty drug filled weekend. What a fucking Dork of the first order. Cahill is suspended for 12 months as it was essentially a one off incident. It was however probably one of the most serious of acts of professional misconduct – a breach of professional boundaries and of trust in his capacity to hold the service users right to self determination and needs as paramount.
Some might think Cahill was quite lucky to get away with just a year suspended.
In contrast, Carney who admitted the offence of harassment and was convicted as such was subsequently admonished for 5 years by the GSCC. Why 5 years for Gawd sake?
There is no doubt it was a serious offence but it was both confined to a particular set of private circumstances (does not reduce its seriousness) and limited to a small number of events. The GSCC acknowledge he was under extreme personal pressure and again emphasise an otherwise long and successful career in social care, plus it did not involve a service user.
The man admitted his offence and regrets his actions. What then, exactly was the purpose of a 5 year admonishment?
His outcome is far worse (Wilt believes) than the year long suspension by Cahill and whose offence (in professional terms at least) is the worse. Yes Carney got it wrong, yes domestic abuse (emotional in this case it seems) is a no go area and highly serious – but 5 year’s admonishment after he admitted his guilt and dealt with by the Courts. Is that proportionate? What exactly was the GSCC thinking it might achieve?
You see Cahill after a year has, as it were, done his time and moves on – there is no mark against his name on the GSCC Register and, we assume, moves on. No one is any the wiser.
Carney however does not serve his term for 5 years – instead he carries the yoke of his GSCC Registration (a public name of shame board) until 2015. We find this very odd.
Most people will experience some crisis in their life, some several and a few many. Social workers, and others, aim to help people out of crisis and hopefully develop the skills to cope with crisis better (crisis intervention theory). Generally speaking, putting a yoke around their neck (labelling – give a dog a bad name) is not the accepted best method to help achieve better outcomes.
Regrettably the GSCC has confused, yet again, ‘outcomes’ with ‘outputs.’
Pick a number, any number between 0 – 5 and you tell me what seems fitting for Carney.
Now tell me what would you hand down to Mrs C for her harassment? Not for her a one off or limited harassment of one person over a period of eight years, but together with basket case Dune Boy James Plaskitt (ex MP) harassment IN FACT of numerous persons who by a process of other investigations are proven innocent of any harm to her/him. Well, we will find out when it gets to Court, with her big black files.
We think Cahill was very fortunate; Carney dealt a very poorly judged disposal and Mrs C/Plaskitt will discover in all good time the meaning of breaking the law.
Wilt
It is difficult to go behind the GSCC Committee on such matters as they are charged with handing down their disposal – albeit subject to potential appeal. See the Community Care article here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/23/114970/social-worker-banned-for-offering-client-weekend-of-ecstasy.htm
The formal notice of the GSCC findings is here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4DD0DB39-84FE-48C2-8938-42325E89D56A/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONCARNEY.pdf
And here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9E64FE17-F80A-4A86-8F24-7536079B13A5/0/CAHILLNoticeofDecision.pdf
Let us start with the latter case, Cahill.
He takes a service user/client down to the pub, touches up her bum and offers to take her away to Paris for a dirty drug filled weekend. What a fucking Dork of the first order. Cahill is suspended for 12 months as it was essentially a one off incident. It was however probably one of the most serious of acts of professional misconduct – a breach of professional boundaries and of trust in his capacity to hold the service users right to self determination and needs as paramount.
Some might think Cahill was quite lucky to get away with just a year suspended.
In contrast, Carney who admitted the offence of harassment and was convicted as such was subsequently admonished for 5 years by the GSCC. Why 5 years for Gawd sake?
There is no doubt it was a serious offence but it was both confined to a particular set of private circumstances (does not reduce its seriousness) and limited to a small number of events. The GSCC acknowledge he was under extreme personal pressure and again emphasise an otherwise long and successful career in social care, plus it did not involve a service user.
The man admitted his offence and regrets his actions. What then, exactly was the purpose of a 5 year admonishment?
His outcome is far worse (Wilt believes) than the year long suspension by Cahill and whose offence (in professional terms at least) is the worse. Yes Carney got it wrong, yes domestic abuse (emotional in this case it seems) is a no go area and highly serious – but 5 year’s admonishment after he admitted his guilt and dealt with by the Courts. Is that proportionate? What exactly was the GSCC thinking it might achieve?
You see Cahill after a year has, as it were, done his time and moves on – there is no mark against his name on the GSCC Register and, we assume, moves on. No one is any the wiser.
Carney however does not serve his term for 5 years – instead he carries the yoke of his GSCC Registration (a public name of shame board) until 2015. We find this very odd.
Most people will experience some crisis in their life, some several and a few many. Social workers, and others, aim to help people out of crisis and hopefully develop the skills to cope with crisis better (crisis intervention theory). Generally speaking, putting a yoke around their neck (labelling – give a dog a bad name) is not the accepted best method to help achieve better outcomes.
Regrettably the GSCC has confused, yet again, ‘outcomes’ with ‘outputs.’
Pick a number, any number between 0 – 5 and you tell me what seems fitting for Carney.
Now tell me what would you hand down to Mrs C for her harassment? Not for her a one off or limited harassment of one person over a period of eight years, but together with basket case Dune Boy James Plaskitt (ex MP) harassment IN FACT of numerous persons who by a process of other investigations are proven innocent of any harm to her/him. Well, we will find out when it gets to Court, with her big black files.
We think Cahill was very fortunate; Carney dealt a very poorly judged disposal and Mrs C/Plaskitt will discover in all good time the meaning of breaking the law.
Wilt
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Dave..........
Oh what a surprise, not: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-10702423
Birmingham are failing – what do people expect, for Gawd sake? Now this will be a real test for the new administration under David (call me Dave) Cameron.
The Council via Councillor Len Clark, head of children's social care:
Mr Clark said: "We know we are not good enough yet, we know more needs to be done and we know what we have to do to improve.
"But there is no quick-fix solution to the problems faced in an authority the size of Birmingham.
"Birmingham has a track record of turning around services and there is determined political will to resolve this issue and achieve our goal - a world-class children's social care service."
Last week the council said it estimated it will have to make £230m of savings during the next four years.
In February, it announced up to 2,000 jobs could be axed during the next financial year.
Unions warned that the cuts could place an unprecedented burden on social workers, making it harder for them to visit people at risk.
Cllr Clark, with all due respect you are talking out of your arse – you aint got the first fucking clue, and the answer to the size of the Council is to divide it by half (at least).
Not even Ofsted, those super-human intelligent (sic) quango-crats from hell could misunderstand an utter fucking disaster when it hits you full frontal in the face.
C’mon (call me) “Dave” – sort them out for fuck sake. In 18 months time it will be only yet worse again – believe me.
Wilt
Birmingham are failing – what do people expect, for Gawd sake? Now this will be a real test for the new administration under David (call me Dave) Cameron.
The Council via Councillor Len Clark, head of children's social care:
Mr Clark said: "We know we are not good enough yet, we know more needs to be done and we know what we have to do to improve.
"But there is no quick-fix solution to the problems faced in an authority the size of Birmingham.
"Birmingham has a track record of turning around services and there is determined political will to resolve this issue and achieve our goal - a world-class children's social care service."
Last week the council said it estimated it will have to make £230m of savings during the next four years.
In February, it announced up to 2,000 jobs could be axed during the next financial year.
Unions warned that the cuts could place an unprecedented burden on social workers, making it harder for them to visit people at risk.
Cllr Clark, with all due respect you are talking out of your arse – you aint got the first fucking clue, and the answer to the size of the Council is to divide it by half (at least).
Not even Ofsted, those super-human intelligent (sic) quango-crats from hell could misunderstand an utter fucking disaster when it hits you full frontal in the face.
C’mon (call me) “Dave” – sort them out for fuck sake. In 18 months time it will be only yet worse again – believe me.
Wilt
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Comrades.............
Now we all know that Wilt is something of a simple minded chap – at his age keeping things simple is necessary. The previous Gordon Brown led Government complicated (and generally fucked up) almost everything. The only uncomplicated thing Brown can be thanked for, to wilt’s mind, is the “flat rate” VAT scheme – it’s too complicated to explain! However Wilt’s bookkeeper and accountant sort all that out.
You see, if Wilt’s services were no longer required, or if he were short of work (which he aint), he would just move on to other new work. No severance pay (except for breach of contract) and no pension either – not until it matures after years of contributions by the said Wilt, and no one else. The only exception is his current pension (taken in a lump sum – thank you) and his pending local government pension to kick in soon – and very good it is too. He was very lucky that the LA pension is so generous, and “locked” until he shortly falls off his desk chair and hangs up his Court/business suit.
To Wilt, simple minded as he is, he made good provision for the future, and indeed for the future of his offspring, friends and family – together with Mrs Wilt probably a combined portfolio in excess of £Xm. Not a lot we admit, but enough for the prudent and well in excess of that which most can hope to bestow upon their journey to their maker (or the devil).
However, what about our current civil servants and local government officers pensions and severance? Pensions will without doubt require them to contribute more, a considerable amount more, and their severance pay will be reduced, Wilt is in no doubt, the up to “6 years” redundancy payments will not now happen further – what fucking idiot ever agreed that? Probably Gordon Brown advised by Ed “Ferkin” Balls, the smarmy bastard.
The Telegraph has about the best article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7871570/Ministers-to-slash-pay-offs-for-civil-servants.html
And others include: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10504840.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/05/government-war-unions-strike-redundancy
What rather confuses Wilt is the threat of strike action – “OK comrades we will go on strike cos we are to be sacked.........And sacked without severance pay of six years” The “comrade” union official on a £250,000 salary thinks and then adds “Comrades you deserve better, you have served (sic) your country and the public well – what reward are you given? A few weeks’ severance pay and a p45 with the option to actually work (I mean do a real days work) for a living in the private sector, no expenses, no huge paid holiday and sick leave entitlements.”
The man dressed in a very expensive suit continues with a lump in his throat: “Comrades, I need you, my children in public school need you, my wife (who shags many of my colleagues) needs you (although I hope not all of you 600,000) and I have a standard of living to expect from your union contributions – how else am I expected to live? I would have to go out to work, for Gawd sake – is that reasonable?
A lone, very shaky voice peeps up – “ahem, so I go on strike, lose my job anyway and I have less money than I would have had if I had not gone on strike, and yet you still get my contribution to your trade union that pays you 70 times more than me to achieve what exactly?”
The “comrade” replies – “It’s your duty to serve your comrades and the union.”
Union member: “Can I get a rebate on my union contributions?”
Wilt kind of thinks most civil servants and local government officers realised, albeit too late and regretfully, that at some point they were to join the real world – the real world beyond state benefits and state salaries.
You see there is not a lot of difference between a state benefit and a state salary – both waste space and both drain money from those who actually do a day’s work!
Wilt
ps: There are more recent articles since the above was drafted. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10519726.stm
And: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7874285/Civil-servants-redundancy-pay-to-be-capped-as-soon-as-possible.html
The gloves are off – a big scrap in Whitehall is pending.
Next: the quango, local authorities and, possibly, MPs!
Perhaps the nice civil servants can develop an Iphone application for calculating the difference between what they could have expected to get and what they will get in redundancy payouts. See http://regulatorwatch.co.uk/2010/07/iphone/
You see, if Wilt’s services were no longer required, or if he were short of work (which he aint), he would just move on to other new work. No severance pay (except for breach of contract) and no pension either – not until it matures after years of contributions by the said Wilt, and no one else. The only exception is his current pension (taken in a lump sum – thank you) and his pending local government pension to kick in soon – and very good it is too. He was very lucky that the LA pension is so generous, and “locked” until he shortly falls off his desk chair and hangs up his Court/business suit.
To Wilt, simple minded as he is, he made good provision for the future, and indeed for the future of his offspring, friends and family – together with Mrs Wilt probably a combined portfolio in excess of £Xm. Not a lot we admit, but enough for the prudent and well in excess of that which most can hope to bestow upon their journey to their maker (or the devil).
However, what about our current civil servants and local government officers pensions and severance? Pensions will without doubt require them to contribute more, a considerable amount more, and their severance pay will be reduced, Wilt is in no doubt, the up to “6 years” redundancy payments will not now happen further – what fucking idiot ever agreed that? Probably Gordon Brown advised by Ed “Ferkin” Balls, the smarmy bastard.
The Telegraph has about the best article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7871570/Ministers-to-slash-pay-offs-for-civil-servants.html
And others include: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10504840.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/05/government-war-unions-strike-redundancy
What rather confuses Wilt is the threat of strike action – “OK comrades we will go on strike cos we are to be sacked.........And sacked without severance pay of six years” The “comrade” union official on a £250,000 salary thinks and then adds “Comrades you deserve better, you have served (sic) your country and the public well – what reward are you given? A few weeks’ severance pay and a p45 with the option to actually work (I mean do a real days work) for a living in the private sector, no expenses, no huge paid holiday and sick leave entitlements.”
The man dressed in a very expensive suit continues with a lump in his throat: “Comrades, I need you, my children in public school need you, my wife (who shags many of my colleagues) needs you (although I hope not all of you 600,000) and I have a standard of living to expect from your union contributions – how else am I expected to live? I would have to go out to work, for Gawd sake – is that reasonable?
A lone, very shaky voice peeps up – “ahem, so I go on strike, lose my job anyway and I have less money than I would have had if I had not gone on strike, and yet you still get my contribution to your trade union that pays you 70 times more than me to achieve what exactly?”
The “comrade” replies – “It’s your duty to serve your comrades and the union.”
Union member: “Can I get a rebate on my union contributions?”
Wilt kind of thinks most civil servants and local government officers realised, albeit too late and regretfully, that at some point they were to join the real world – the real world beyond state benefits and state salaries.
You see there is not a lot of difference between a state benefit and a state salary – both waste space and both drain money from those who actually do a day’s work!
Wilt
ps: There are more recent articles since the above was drafted. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10519726.stm
And: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7874285/Civil-servants-redundancy-pay-to-be-capped-as-soon-as-possible.html
The gloves are off – a big scrap in Whitehall is pending.
Next: the quango, local authorities and, possibly, MPs!
Perhaps the nice civil servants can develop an Iphone application for calculating the difference between what they could have expected to get and what they will get in redundancy payouts. See http://regulatorwatch.co.uk/2010/07/iphone/
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Monday, 5 July 2010
GSCC Prejudice..........
Oooooops, the GSCC have again made another cock up, as determined by the Care Standards Tribunal. The adjudication can be found here: http://www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk/Public/View.aspx?ID=1088 It involves:
Unfortunately the GSCC get a slapped wrist and told to “do better next time.” Ah but will they? We will see.
There is, it seems to Wilt, a long history of the GSCC showing “previous form” e.g. they are recidivists. They have this terrible habit of forgetting that it is for them the burden to prove guilt – they simply find it easier to take the approach of “guilty until proven innocent.” It’s a lot simpler for them – never mind the poor registrant.
That is particularly true in another recent Care Standards Tribunal finding, below.
In a separate Case http://www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk/Public/View.aspx?ID=1086 yet again the GSCC get a “clip around the ear. In one sense one could understand the GSCC exercising caution but the case illustrates three things:
This judgement, carefully weighed up as usual by the Care Standards Tribunal, is well worth a read.
Now these cases do stem back to the time when the GSCC were experiencing, it is reported, exceptional difficulties. It was, more to the point under the old management of the disgraced Mike Wardle, albeit the concerns outlined in these two recent case examples can be found in other cases from well before he was there – he was just a useful scapegoat.
Wilt has observed hitherto he is hopeful for the new management at the GSCC (if they survive at all) – I hope this is not the start of another long list of GSCC failures.
Wilt
- Evidence of delay by the GSCC
- Simple lack of investigation (not even an incompetent one)
- No proper weighing of the “public safety” test (at all it seems) against the “interests of the registrant”
- No proper consideration of proportionality of their decision
Unfortunately the GSCC get a slapped wrist and told to “do better next time.” Ah but will they? We will see.
There is, it seems to Wilt, a long history of the GSCC showing “previous form” e.g. they are recidivists. They have this terrible habit of forgetting that it is for them the burden to prove guilt – they simply find it easier to take the approach of “guilty until proven innocent.” It’s a lot simpler for them – never mind the poor registrant.
That is particularly true in another recent Care Standards Tribunal finding, below.
In a separate Case http://www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk/Public/View.aspx?ID=1086 yet again the GSCC get a “clip around the ear. In one sense one could understand the GSCC exercising caution but the case illustrates three things:
- Delay (again)
- Lack of investigation/analysis skills, AND
- Prejudice
This judgement, carefully weighed up as usual by the Care Standards Tribunal, is well worth a read.
Now these cases do stem back to the time when the GSCC were experiencing, it is reported, exceptional difficulties. It was, more to the point under the old management of the disgraced Mike Wardle, albeit the concerns outlined in these two recent case examples can be found in other cases from well before he was there – he was just a useful scapegoat.
Wilt has observed hitherto he is hopeful for the new management at the GSCC (if they survive at all) – I hope this is not the start of another long list of GSCC failures.
Wilt
Friday, 2 July 2010
Where are you Mr Cyclops?..................
It may, or may not, be a familiar news story that Gordon (Cyclops) Brown has been absent from Parliament since he walked elegantly (very difficult for him) from Downing Street hand in hand with wife and children – it was Wilt admits not a vitriolic sight even though he has dreamt of Gordon “just departing” from politics for many a year.
Wilt never intended however that he should just draw his salary and stay at home – I know it has been difficult Gordon, God don’t I know given the fucking mess you left us all in, but can you justify not representing your constituents at parliament? Why exactly are you absent without leave?
Is it perhaps true as Guido http://order-order.com/ reports that you are locked up in some mental health asylum, or are you just not giving a shit?
What about that career change, in the event you were no longer needed by the British public to serve your country – I submit by now you understand you are no longer required. You do however draw down a large salary, not as much as Wilt I confess, but at least Wilt “works” for his hard earned dosh. What exactly are you doing you stupid one eyed fucking twat?
Wilt suggests a career move for Gordon – how about (on a voluntary basis – no remuneration or expenses) undertaking a 5000 foot engineering survey of a 4999 foot pier over the Grand Canyon in the good old USA. Warning – no parachutes are allowed on this venture. Wilt is aware however of millions of people who would sponsor you on this great service to UK society, indeed world peace.
Keep taking the tablets Gordon – soon you might like to join forces with dune boy Plaskitt and Mrs C. They too have tablets which are mind changing – in fact LSD has that effect. Bloody brilliant stuff if you want to get “off this world” and live in cloud cuckoo land.
Wilt and Salty Dog prefer cider – a far more sophisticated, Wilt argues, of relaxing.
We are not missing you Gordon – not even a little bit but then you have duties to perform. Where are you Mr Cyclops?
Wilt
Wilt never intended however that he should just draw his salary and stay at home – I know it has been difficult Gordon, God don’t I know given the fucking mess you left us all in, but can you justify not representing your constituents at parliament? Why exactly are you absent without leave?
Is it perhaps true as Guido http://order-order.com/ reports that you are locked up in some mental health asylum, or are you just not giving a shit?
What about that career change, in the event you were no longer needed by the British public to serve your country – I submit by now you understand you are no longer required. You do however draw down a large salary, not as much as Wilt I confess, but at least Wilt “works” for his hard earned dosh. What exactly are you doing you stupid one eyed fucking twat?
Wilt suggests a career move for Gordon – how about (on a voluntary basis – no remuneration or expenses) undertaking a 5000 foot engineering survey of a 4999 foot pier over the Grand Canyon in the good old USA. Warning – no parachutes are allowed on this venture. Wilt is aware however of millions of people who would sponsor you on this great service to UK society, indeed world peace.
Keep taking the tablets Gordon – soon you might like to join forces with dune boy Plaskitt and Mrs C. They too have tablets which are mind changing – in fact LSD has that effect. Bloody brilliant stuff if you want to get “off this world” and live in cloud cuckoo land.
Wilt and Salty Dog prefer cider – a far more sophisticated, Wilt argues, of relaxing.
We are not missing you Gordon – not even a little bit but then you have duties to perform. Where are you Mr Cyclops?
Wilt
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Compensation.............
Baby P is all over the news again, albeit this time to the benefit of social workers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10478801.stm
And here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ioLJvwhZ9UALJ6D7o_-7Z08lnmyg
And here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/childrens-services-blog/2010/07/baby-p-social-worker-wins-libel-case-against-haringey.html
We are pleased that there is justice after all – a bit like with Mrs C who will also soon be all over the pages of the press. Poetic justice, wherefore lacking Dunes Boy Plaskitt, for the moment!
Meanwhile, Doctors get some headlines too – aint it strange all this is so belated? See article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10468747.stm
Perhaps the Doctor needs compensation too. The social worker certainly deserved it.
Wilt
And here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ioLJvwhZ9UALJ6D7o_-7Z08lnmyg
And here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/childrens-services-blog/2010/07/baby-p-social-worker-wins-libel-case-against-haringey.html
We are pleased that there is justice after all – a bit like with Mrs C who will also soon be all over the pages of the press. Poetic justice, wherefore lacking Dunes Boy Plaskitt, for the moment!
Meanwhile, Doctors get some headlines too – aint it strange all this is so belated? See article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10468747.stm
Perhaps the Doctor needs compensation too. The social worker certainly deserved it.
Wilt
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Saturday, 19 June 2010
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
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
Thursday, 3 June 2010
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
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
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
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
Saturday, 29 May 2010
I just despair...................
Hello from over here – the Wilt has again been flying off to warmer climates on business, despite the BA strike. He is arriving back today and the Salty Dog and Mrs Wilt are away to North Wales for the bank holiday weekend. Nice!
The cider here is not real cider – it is more like, and there is no more eloquent way of describing it, Piss!
Anyway, we have been keeping up with the news on Sky and over the internet and my heart sinks – in fact, in a political context, Wilt is giving up the will to live: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7780642/MPs-Expenses-Treasury-chief-David-Laws-his-secret-lover-and-a-40000-claim.html
See also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8712383.stm
Having got rid of the many bad apples from that so called Honourable House (like Plaskitt) the British public are faced with Laws being among the worst offenders and whose exploits of fiddling the expenses system is revealed shortly after he draws up plans (quite rightly) of cutting back on the expenses claimed by government staff, and even better cutting back on quangos.
The man is a complete fucking moron. Whatever lame excuses he makes his decision to pay back £40,000 (I wish I had that much cash to throw around) and to refer himself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner cannot distract us from the fact that his Cabinet Member status (even his MP status) is utterly untenable. Quite simply the man has to go – so go to it “call me Dave” Mr Cameron. Sack him and if Clegg objects, sack him too.
What is wrong with these people? I just simply despair – I really do.
Ah well – Salty Dog (and Mrs Wilt of course) has been sorely missed. My flight is now ready to board and in just a couple of hours Wilt will find himself with a real Cider – if he can wrench it from the lips of Salty Dog.
Oh what nice teeth you have Salty Dog – don’t look at me with that attitude!
Wilt
The cider here is not real cider – it is more like, and there is no more eloquent way of describing it, Piss!
Anyway, we have been keeping up with the news on Sky and over the internet and my heart sinks – in fact, in a political context, Wilt is giving up the will to live: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7780642/MPs-Expenses-Treasury-chief-David-Laws-his-secret-lover-and-a-40000-claim.html
See also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8712383.stm
Having got rid of the many bad apples from that so called Honourable House (like Plaskitt) the British public are faced with Laws being among the worst offenders and whose exploits of fiddling the expenses system is revealed shortly after he draws up plans (quite rightly) of cutting back on the expenses claimed by government staff, and even better cutting back on quangos.
The man is a complete fucking moron. Whatever lame excuses he makes his decision to pay back £40,000 (I wish I had that much cash to throw around) and to refer himself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner cannot distract us from the fact that his Cabinet Member status (even his MP status) is utterly untenable. Quite simply the man has to go – so go to it “call me Dave” Mr Cameron. Sack him and if Clegg objects, sack him too.
What is wrong with these people? I just simply despair – I really do.
Ah well – Salty Dog (and Mrs Wilt of course) has been sorely missed. My flight is now ready to board and in just a couple of hours Wilt will find himself with a real Cider – if he can wrench it from the lips of Salty Dog.
Oh what nice teeth you have Salty Dog – don’t look at me with that attitude!
Wilt
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