What is this? The blogs of Barnet were awash with reports that Graham Old publicly stated that Councillor Kate Salinger was "his hero" at the Finchley Residents forum last night. We can but imagine how this went down with his chum Brian Coleman. I was preparing a "Graham Old - the human jellyfish" special to highlight his absence of backbone. Could it be that he has however sprouted testicles and belatedly decided to show that he cares about more than lining his pocket. Mrs Angry does a fine write up of the Finchley residents forum - http://wwwbrokenbarnet.blogspot.com/2010/07/funny-thing-happened-on-way-to-forum.html - if you want the full story. I wasn't there.
The Barnet Bugle displays a nice picture of the Salingers meeting Eric Pickles, probably the most powerful (not so) coded message yet as to where the sympathy of the Tory cabinet lies - http://www.barnetbugle.com/journal/2010/7/27/eric-pickles-meets-cllr-olds-great-heroine-and-her-hubby-at.html
I'm off to see what happens at the Hendon Forum. This is the third in the series of forums ( I like forums - I used to have an unhealthy obsession with a magazine of that name as a teenager) - at the moment the score is 1-1 between the pusilanimous creeps (captained by Barry Evangeli) and the Oh my lord I've grown some nuts brigade (captained by Graham Old). Which way will crusty veteran John Hart swing? Watch this space.
3 comments:
"Has Graham Old found he's grown testicles?"
Thankfully this blog is virtually without pictures.
(The recent posters are nice though.)
What about a spoof "Become a Barnet Conservative Councillor!" one?
"Great Career Prospects."
"Good Money."
"And if you screw up, become an MP!"
As I understand it, candidates have to get through a Star Chamber interview, which weeds out experienced sitting councillors who might challenge for the cabinet posts, and only allows in harmless new blood.
Ha! Have fun Rog ... wouldn't wish to comment on Cllr Old's manliness but please let me know if the suave charmer Cllr John Hart shows any tendency to swinging ...
The Bugle (Barnet's answer to the Vuvuzela) has posted several gems, on boosting the pay of Senior Officers!
The best bit is:
"there is a risk that the Council may not be able to retain these Chief Officers in the current recruitment market."
We all look at the Borough Solicitor and his recent behaviour, and think that might not be a bad thing.
"Jeff, come into my office will you, please?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Now Jeff, we're having a reorganisation, easyCouncil, that sort of thing, and I need you to leave us all, Jeff."
"Right sir!"
"We need a futile gesture at this stage. It will raise the whole tone of the crisis."
"Yessir!"
"Get on the Northern Line, Jeff."
"Sah!"
"Pop over to central London."
"Yessir!"
"Take a shufti."
"Right sir!"
"And don't come back."
"Yessir"
"Goodbye, Jeff - God, I wish I was going too."
"Goodbye Sah! – OR IS IT AU REVOIR?"
"No, Jeff."
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(apologies to Peter Cook)
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