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Pooter, always keen to make money, pricked up his ears when his mate told him there was an opening there for him as chairman.
" You will be a perfect, Pooter: after all, every developer wants someone who knows his way around the Rotten Borough."
So that's the backstory behind the fall and rise of Sir Pooter Cockell.
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Councillors complain that Cockell puts them under enormous pressure and one hopes that planning officers avoid Cockell and his team.
It is entirely wrong that a recent ex-leader of this council is able to use his inside knowledge and contacts to promote schemes which severely damage the interests of residents.
"Doc" Quirke, the Rotten Borough's CEO, needs to pay serious attention to the lobbying activities of Sir Pooter Cockell and his sidekicks.
Quirke needs to get a grip on this. The Dame is right.
ReplyDeleteDizzy has instructed Quirk not to waste time on planning matters. He needs to create good PR for the Grenfell project.
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Delete"Good PR for the Grenfell project"? Seriously what planet are some at this council living on? Traumatised nearby residents are STILL not receiving copies of the support newsletter and information of help and services - but oh well who cares when they get copies of "The Royal Borough" newsletter and "Housing Matters" magazine!
DeleteIf they are so supposedly concerned about how they appear, perhaps they could do something about this?
https://thisisnorthkensington.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/heartless-the-tmo-sinks-to-another-low/
I've also noticed the timing of drop-in session when I got the document yesterday. Some people might be away and they didn't give us much notice, did they? But to coincide the date with 14th of the month for N. Ken tenants?
DeleteDo you think they will bring in plain clothes security guys with ear piece to cover the four walls of the hall like the last's AGM year? For those who weren't there, I'm not talking about a few security guys in the corner. They were everywhere as if the royals were present in the hall... not to mention police waiting outside and heavy duty bag inspection at the entrance.
Hornton Street is running scared. Out of their depth. Very little idea how to handle the Grenfell situation or how to recover from it. The only person who is thriving is Dizzy. Lots of media exposure which is what she craves. Loving every minute
DeleteMy understanding is that Cockell has been pressurising officers and planning committee members. It's bloody outrageous that a man whose career has been devoted to his own financial advantage using the council as a platform is now making money out of schemes damaging to the health of residents
ReplyDeleteThe Dame lays it on the line. No "ifs" and "buts". Disgraced ex Cllr Cockell is exposed in very simple terms for what he is up to. Making money advising developers how to drive a coach and horses through the decision process of the Council that he used to lead.
ReplyDeleteThe guy needs to be stuffed. A truly horrible person.
Planning objections are the stuff of NIMBY's. Win or lose, the hot air blows over a couple of weeks after the planning decision. Cockell knows this (so he grasps every opportunity to make a fast buck by "advising" developers), Dizzy knows this (she is not the least interested in planning decisions so long as the decision is more than two months away from the next local election), Officers know this (so it is "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" land) and developers know this (and they will dish out brown envelopes where required).
DeleteIt is only the Dame (and occasionally the newspapers) who are prepared to upset the Apple Cart
The reality is though, an ex is and ex. He's not breaking anything and he knows it...laughing all the way to the bank.
Deletedizzy, lizzie, thickie
Deletelikes to take the mickie
at the drop of a hat
she delivers a pat
purrs like a twat
and smiles like a prat
MP Neil looks like he is in fish tank.
ReplyDeleteYou only get that gross by very dedicated eating and boozing....preferably when someone else is paying. Pooter loved to be entertained and hated putting his hand in his pocket. He so looked forward to the Lords so he could pig himself on subsidised grub.
ReplyDeleteOh, take an 'effin' hike, Phelps, you old perv. I am glad the Dame gave me the chance to boot you out
DeleteHow on earth have they got this far?
ReplyDeleteCllr Campbell is telling friends that her perseverance and dedication over the Grenfell recovery is worthy of a place in the House of Lords
ReplyDeleteDelusion?
DeleteI'm sure she is. Why would any of this sorry lot be motivated by genuine, altruistic concern and compassion?
ReplyDeleteRBKC is saddled with another Pooter
ReplyDeleteSaw her in action at a Council Meeting, shutting questions down and restricting replies to suit. The whole thing seemed pre-scripted between councillors - a farse. Interestingly the tape recording of the meeting omitted all important references to housing. Nothing will change its all just lip service to the tragedy.
ReplyDeleteAlternative solution would be not to rely on the official Council webcast but someone to video unedited full version of the meeting? OR that we demand them to release all of it rather than the bits that they want to release?
DeleteThe instinct of the Council is to avoid making records of Council meetings. I was called a liar at a major Council Meeting by disgraced ex Cllr Phelps who dared me to sue. I asked the Leader at the time (Cllr Cockell) to insist on a retraction which he refused. I asked the Legal Officer for a record of Cllr Phelps statement at the Council meeting which was refused because it "contained information about a Councillor". I then approached the Ombudsman who ordered the Council to release the information and Cllr Phelps was referred to the Standards Committee where he was "admonished".
DeleteWhat a circus.
Its called wanking
DeleteCameron, I suspect it was you who encouraged the vile Dame to report me to that awful fellow, Myers. A few innocent images of young boys in suggestive postures and my career in local government ruined.
Delete@Donald Cameron - great you took it all the way, must have been a lot of work and stress, just wondering, was it worth it?
DeleteIt was worth it, 12.30. All bureaucracies (Conservative and Labour) try to wear down residents and hope they will go away. If you are right, persist, and make your point, it produces shock waves in Hornton Street and changes their behaviour.
DeleteDisgraced ex Cllr Phelps was a bully and a nasty piece of work. For some reason the Leader at the time, Cllr Cockell, was beholden to Phelps who could do no wrong. But Phelps was despised by many of his colleagues. A number of Tory Councillors urged me in private to go for him - they were too frightened on their own to protest (frightened of Phelps and fearful of retribution from Cockell) but saw a chance to topple the guy.
This was a time when the Tory Leadership in Hornton Street had become corrupted by power. 13 years of Cockell rule.
The lesson is that the Grenfell Action Group must be absolutely determined to find justice. They have made a great start but huge institutional forces are ranged against them.
Not only the Grenfell Action Group. It applies to every resident and action group who are being screwed by the Council
DeleteThe present Leader, Cllr dizzy Campbell, has three favourites that she has gifted Cabinet positions and other perks. They are Cllr Weale, Cllr Faulks and Cllr Tayor-Smith. Ability and resident empathy were not part of the selection process.
DeleteDont forget the Council employed a City solicitor to defend Phelps which cost the council tax payer £12k
DeleteAfter Cameron's action, Phelps was a marked man. The Force Field protecting him had gone. It did not take long for the Dame to expose his indecent images of young boys, distributed on the Council computer system, and Cockell did not have the nerve to over rule the Chief Executive's insistence that Phelps should be fired. The Tories got shot of him.
Delete@Donald Campbell - None of this should EVER be forgotten. Sadly the shock waves in Hornton Street do not last long and become forgotten history. Meanwhile some RBKC officers continue to get paid, whilst pushing their work away and doing exactly as they please.
DeleteThis is the point 8.29. Discipline movements like "The Hornets Nest" and "This is North Kensington" are vital in order to keep the Hornton Street reptiles in line
DeleteCllr Campbell has a very simple and compelling game plan. After the Grenfell trajedy she rushed back from sailing in America to seize the Leadership of K&C. She saw her opportunity. A huge mess, which she made clear was not of her doing, and she is the person to sort it out. The plan is built around four years of intense media coverage for her, exclusive concentration on Grenfell alone and the rest of her leadership responsibilities delegated to Deputy Leader Cllr Pascall (who is running the Council). After four years dizzy emerges as the person who "recovered the Grenfell shock" and is rewarded with a place in the House of Lords.
ReplyDeleteThe PR department in Hornton Street is under orders to pump out press releases and photographs of dizzy in a relentless fashion that seeks Grenfell photo opportunities. The target is 10 Editorial stories every month for dizzy.
Our girl is on a mission.
What does her husband do? See I think this is how it works. Freemasons send their wife to places of interest and let them be the mouth piece and to report back to their husbands so that they can keep an eye(!) on development i.e. opportunities in the borough. Obviously role of being a Councillor is too much hassle for what it's worth for Mr Dizzy. Another one like it is Mrs False.
DeleteA Sloane Ranger on heat. Cant hold them back. Out of the stocks like a dizzy rabbit
DeleteHubby plays with boats in the Royal Yacht Squadron where he is "Commodore". Dame Dizzy would be a great leg up for them in Cowes where they have a £1 million holiday home. For the rest of the time they are in the Sloane Square house (with the "set") or at the flat in Switzerland. Dizzy's dad made lots of dosh in Hong Kong.
DeleteColonial girl on the make! But not so easy to join the establishment. Dizzy is three generations "too young". If she makes the Lords she will have to line up with the Labour Life Peers and Trade Unionists. It takes class to trace your family back to 16th Century sheep rustlers, with land. As does our very own Dame.
DeleteBut I don't think she'll make it there because she can't think on her feet at all from what I gathered. One needs to be able to think quickly and witty or appears to be wise. Secondly, she hasn't got a thick skin either. How is she ever going to survive amongst the bully boys? I guess her saving grace is that she's a clueless air head? But I guess with Daddy's money, she might become lucky.
DeleteOff with her head
ReplyDeleteThe woman is a dangerous menace
ReplyDeleteToo strong 15.27. She is just shallow
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