Every May Merrick Cockell finds some spurious reason to persuade colleagues none are capable of replacing him.
Last year he had the gall to tell them that he had wanted to
step down, but the 'other Prime Minister' had expressly forbade him, saying he needed Pooter to cement the ill fated Triborough fiasco….. You could not make it up!
The sad part is colleagues actually believed the other beleaguered PM would have the time
or inclination to lobby Pooter!
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| PRIME MINISTER INTO THE SUNSET |
This time around it seems even Pooter knows he can't go on taking £140,000 a year from the tax payer and not turn up for work.
If the rumour mill is correct in May he will go.
This will be the moment for the Conservative Group to never ever allow one man to stay in post for fourteen years.
It will also be the moment to substantially reduce the £70,000 a year Leader's Allowance.
The fact that Cockell managed to strong arm colleagues into allowing him to collect this whilst absent from office is a thing of shame.
Wise words Dame.
ReplyDeleteThe Conservative Agent (fragrant Howells) just wrote to Conservatives in K&C reminding them about their Ward AGMs and the arrangements for electing new committees. He pointed out the rule that Officers are only allowed to stand for a maximum of three years after which they must stand down.
Two speed Borough. The Pooter machine and then the rest
DeleteYou mention "the Triborough fiasco". Where is the fiasco reported?
ReplyDeleteTune in to the corridor gossip, David. When it hits the press it is usually too late. Chelsea Care? WEDGE? OHP?
DeleteEverything that can possibly be said about this has-been Leader has been said. Now it is time for the Tory Group to arrange a massive Spring Clean in Hornton Street
ReplyDeleteLets hope that Cllr Mills comes through
DeleteOn her broomstick?
DeleteBetter her than Moylan.I hear that Moylan is going to be subject of a media witch hunt.,......after Pooter we want clean hands
ReplyDeleteThis means our Leader has been tipped off about his peerage – if Cameron is making 40 new peers to redress the balance in the House of Lords, then the real Prime Minister cannot ignore Cllr. Cockell’s claims now that Greenhalgh has been discredited and is under investigation (Earl’s Court, not groping). The wheels on the Tri-borough project won’t come off until much later next year, so there is still time to retain his credibility.
ReplyDeleteBut will Pooter be given a job? After all his main thrust in life is income replacement at the expense of the taxpayer.
ReplyDeleteSo the runners will be Ahern, Coleridge, Feilding-Mellen and Mills. Sadly Julie is not up to speed on the things that matter after more than a year out of the Cabinet. She may also be in trouble for endlessly promoting her Lady friend, Jill Ruddock, now the Ruddocks have appealed the Council’s refusal to let them build a huge basement under their Lansdowne Walk house. Ahern has proved to be a toothless tiger on planning matters. The ludicrous boy Feilding-Mellen has to be the front runner – and if he wins it will be more of the same but at a much faster pace. Coleridge has proved he can stand up to his colleagues – Sloane Square, then Grenfell Tower. As Hargreaves is not yet experienced enough to go for it, our choice has to be Nice Tim.
ReplyDeleteWhat about paget brown and F Buxton ?
ReplyDeletePaget-Brown is too much putty in the hands of Moylan and Buxton dreamt up Chelsea Care
ReplyDeleteIf there is any justice at all Sir Merrick will definately not be given the nod. If that happens it's time for me to vote UKIP and forget the party I have always supported.
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