Fire Flack Fires Himself in LFB Slash and Burn
Well how is this for devotion to the cause of efficiency? In order to help his department achieve 20% budget cuts, London Fire Brigade comms chief Richard Stokoe has given himself the sack. Stokoe says that when he was looking at how to make savings he found that his own job was the one that should face the chop:
“When I looked at it, any other staff leaving would have had a direct impact. I set the strategy, which is now in place, so strategists are not needed.”
Though the PR Week spin fails to neglect that this isn’t the first time Stokoe’s original management style has raised eyebrows. Back in January 2010, when he was at the LGA, 13 PR staff were made redundant. Stokoe simply changed his job title from Head of News to Head of Media to delay his departure. Guido will be watching to make sure he does not pull a similar wheeze this time…
UPDATE: Stokoe gets in touch to say that he did not delay his departure from the LGA, but merely had a three month notice period and wanted to take a small break. He describes the move as “jiggery pokery”. Guido is happy to clarify.
Can you forward this to Butch?
Hey Jimmy already seen it. What does it mean?
On the H***ne thread above, you say reporting restrictions will be lifted:
“…unless the defendants object on Monday.”
But, surely it was them who wanted the restricitions in the first place? So, they will object?
And, they were granted those restrictions – so a Judge thought they were justified. How has that argument changed?
My husband made me do it.
I believe reporting of pre trial applications is automatically restricted. It’s not clear from the above whether the application is to report the trial (which would normally be allowed) or whatever happened last week (which normally wouldn’t be until the trial was over). The restrictions can be lifted but the defendants get a chance to object. It’s not clear from the story why the defendants weren’t there. Surely Guido’s crack legal team wouldn’t have forgotten to serve them?
What ever happened to “the black judge”?
I wasn’t needed (or so they thought) so I went.
I miss you so much
You need to do more practice then.
From Bitch ?
If they can manage without a boss, why did they have one?
There’s hope for Nick Clegg yet then.
Two faced liars.
Pity Gordon didn’t follow his lead
Pity a third of the public sector doesn’t follow his lead. For example…
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4576274/communications-officer/
Give that man a coconut.
Wasting council tax payers’ cash on a dying lefty rag. Should be ashamed of themselves.
PS: Where I come from a ‘communications officer’ is the postman.
I’m sure we could lose a lot more than a third of public sector employees. We could probably shed 60%-70% of the bureaucrats in Shitehall, for a start.
Give us the vote
If there’s no boss why not sack the workers?
Why does a Fire Brigade need Spin Doctors and a PR Department anyway?
The money would be far better spent on pool tables, comfy beds and Pizzas for the night shift.
I knew a fireman,(Not in THAT kind of way)
They had a VW camper parked up and the water unit was filled with beer so they could nip out for a pint anytime that they felt like one
Tube drivers sed to be the same, arseholed all the time
Who’s going to sack the workers? You need a boss to sack someone. Oh, tell you what – I’ll reinstate myself so that I can sack the workers. Then I’ll have saved money, so I won’t need to sack myself. Simples!
After previous article, thought LFB was code for: Lying F***ing B*****ds.
Stokoe’s decision though should get him in with a good running for ‘mong of the year’ award for dumb decisions whilst in public office.
Molotov cocktails all round, Lol…
No doubt a massive severance package then?
As if that would influence him…?
Yep-did he get a pay-off?
Is the Pope a fully paid-up, card-carrying, badge-wearing member of the church of Rome?
Do you mean like Blairs much maligned £12 Billion NHS IT programme “Connecting for Health”. Apparently it was a waste of money according to Dave, and promptly scrapped.
Errrrrrr Nope. Connecting for Health still exists, in fact has expanded, and renamed “Health and Social Care Information Centre”
Oh yes !!!!!!
…errrrrr and now costing more than £12billion
So long and thanks for the 12bn
Don’t forget our backhanders!
Kerrrrrrrrrrrrching!!
‘simply changed his job title from Head of News to Head of Media’
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How pedestrian. A certain nationally treasured broadcaster’s upper echelons are packed with much better options for the ‘ole side-step routine.
Possibly ‘Vison of Fire (Head)’ Given the role, appropriate.
Having been found guilty of gross incompetence …they have been asked to ” step aside” on full pay thus rendering them non accountable.
I see the BBC is getting all worked up by a Cartoon that appeared in the Times.
1) If it had been the Guardian the BBC would have said fuck all.
2) Since when was it the remit of our State broadcaster to attack political Cartoons in the “Free Press”?
3) You can be sure this is the Lefty Luvvies who freeload within the BBC taking a pop at Murdoch (yet again)
LOL
I see the Neo Nut Guido followers getting all worked up by Lib Dum MP’s “J” comments over the weekend
I don’t watch the BBC, or read the Guardina or the Times
Id say you are more a Sky Sports, Gay Rabbit, and Daily Star sort of guy
Moussa! What are all these magazines under your bed!
Take them back to school at once! The sixth form common room wants to colour in the New Statesman.
Obviously not wanting to comment on the additional nonces which are beginning to be investigated in their ranks.
Cartoon was fine. Would have been better if a few missiles being shot over the head of the brick layer were added, to emphasize the futility of the policy, and point out why the real wall has/is being built.
BBC can go f**k themselves, and not little kids.
Did the BBC devote such coverage to Steve Bell’s controversial anti-semetic cartoon in the Guardian?
Or to the anti-semetic mutterings of that Limp-Dum MP?
No,thought not.
So why did Daddy Longlegs feel the need to apologise?
So when the straws are handed around the Guido towers boardroom, will the chief beer drinker fall on his sword to spare the rest?
He doesn’t have a boardroom,just a manky sofa and a regular supply of chairs to replace the ones that keep collapsing under the weight of his huge arse
Toby The W*ank Young. His West London Free School employs “Head of Divinity”, “Head of Classics”. No head, but a “Education Director”
‘a “Education Director”’
“A” Education Director??
Find out where your English teacher lives, and throw eggs at her house.
Seriously.
“AN”
Keep up that stupid boy at the back!
LOL
You keep on worrying about spilling and grimmer
Toby Young’s “Heads”….all on £100K plus, and there are more than 10, at ONE small school
Those than can do, those that can’t pull the taxpayer’s todger.
Bak to skool 4 u.
Phukov.
Didn’t he invent the Czech Hedgehog?
I am sure some of this thinking would benefit the BBC, however their top fat cats would only do it so they can get fat redundancy pay offs and well paid second jobs as consultants for the BBC.
From the context, clearly what is needed is a Fire Sale.
I’d prefer to see all the BBC’s employees die in a big fire. Fuck the lazy commie bastards.
Does “failed to neglect” mean “looked after really well” ?
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013
Exclusive: Huhne Trial Reporting Restrictions Will Be Lifted
Guido’s counsel has just got back to us following our application to lift reporting restrictions in the Chris Huhne case – currently we are unable to report anything other than the bare bones of the case – the “not guilty” plea from Huhne and that the trial proper starts Monday.
We argued that we should be free to report the proceedings and tweet from the trial starting Monday. The CPS told the Court they had no problem with reporting restrictions being lifted. The position now is that unless the defendants object on Monday, reporting restrictions will be lifted. If they do object, we will fight them…
Many thanks to Donal Blaney at Griffin Law and Matt Richardson (with junior counsel Kabir Sondhi) at Henderson Chambers for successfully representing Guido, again…
Tags: Huhne, M’learned Friends
January 29, 2013 at 1:39 pm Comments Off
Isn’t it dark when you’re scratching round the
barrel of your bottombottom of the barrel ?Wacist
Freeze and step away from the plate.
Hurrah!
I wouldn’t believe YouGov on anything.
Borisido Boriswkes to rename site
http://www.huhne-huhne.com
The clue is in the name.
….errrrrr that makes no sense….what a surprise….Dave is calling you Wotta, run along now !!!!!!
It makes no sense to you because you are a neuron short of a synapse.
I must leave a message for mum to apologise for the stiff sheets. I was reading 10 Days That Shook The World in bed last night and I got a bit too excited.
I’ll get nanny to change them before she makes your tea.
Fire Chief to Chief of Firing. He will be constantly reviewing Human Capital Investments for impact and cost effectiveness!
Thankfully Cockson and Brookes trials will have no such restrictions…Such Larks Ahead
I object !
Objection over-ruled !
You’re a speed demon!
My husband made me do it
I’ve been pryced out of the market.
O/T sorry Just wonder if militwit has seen this about his bosom pal hollande and how he has ba nk ru pt ed the french state with his tax and spend policies.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269938/France-totally-bankrupt-jobs-minister-admits-concerns-grow-Hollandes-tax-spend-policies.html
Reporting restrictions will be lifted on Monday on the Huhney monster’s trial, unless he objects.
There’s a slim chance he will?
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Who wants a yacht called Gobshite?
When there’s only one lawyer in a town, he’ll starve to death.
When there are TWO lawyers, they’re the richest men in town.
Things seem to be speeding along, who will take the blame now?
Self serving c_nts.
Yes ?? Time for a pay rise ?
Talking of pay rises and public money Bercnut has supported calls to raise MPS salaries by one third to 86k a year,given also Sir Ian Kennedys belief that MPS have learnt the lessons of the sleaze tsunami in 2009 it looks as if IPSA may make such recommendations,if they do then all hell will be let loose when you consider the rest of us are being squeezed.Theres no way they should get any more of the 1 per cent currently applied to the public sector indeed there would be widespread public support for a pay cut.The IPSA consultation on MPS pay and expenses is currently open I urge all readers to submit their views I have.
Ok to raise to 86K, but quid pro quo is cutting out all any any expenses completely wef 1/2/2013
*and any (fat fingers again; sorry)
Tsunami? For a tsunami, it didn’t do all that much harm to the people it should have destroyed. How many MPs were prosecuted as a result of it? A half-dozen, maybe? And once the dust settled, they were soon back to their immoral, if not downright criminal, ways. As someone said here a fdew weeks ago, Ian Kennedy is an idiot. IPSA facto.
Sadiq having a blinder this afternoon in House Of Commons
Blunder
You might be surprised to find this sort of action is more cmmon than you might think!…………. especially if you have somewhere to fly to………….
Yeras ago, after a series of very high pressure managerial jobs, I was asked by my directors to shed one post. The only issue,as far as they were concerned, was that the least economically productive person should be selected……….. and I’d gotten together a very productive team!
………… and I was tired of all the hassles attached to pacifying impatient executives………….
So I sacked myself………….
The best thing I ever did! I left on the Friday and started my independent consultancy on the Monday, almost trebling my income and completely shedding all that pressure!……….. The final 12 years of my career were spent in a bliss of high pressure jobs, large rewards and NAH PRESHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!