tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post2509400401984411507..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: A Preposterous Perksubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-90559750736709791312011-04-05T21:34:00.329+01:002011-04-05T21:34:00.329+01:00Don't snarl Elby complain about it. Unfortuna...Don't snarl Elby complain about it. Unfortunately many MPs don't even bother to personally reply to their constituents letters and unless you can get the attention of the Daily Mail, it's not a runner.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-35674287978669402762011-04-05T21:27:32.895+01:002011-04-05T21:27:32.895+01:00How can it by that councils can still operate clos...How can it by that councils can still operate closed shops, and advertise jobs internally in many cases?Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-79435042386799900282011-04-05T21:26:48.646+01:002011-04-05T21:26:48.646+01:00Nothing has changed. Just observe the antics of th...Nothing has changed. Just observe the antics of the head of Suffolk CC, a ladey who I heard on an R4 programme some months agoi justifying the fact that her salary was nearly a thirdh higher than her predecessor.<br /><br />The body that sets council heads' salaries is staffed by ...<br /><br /><br />staffed by ...<br /><br />go on - you can guess...<br /><br />Council heads.<br /><br />Jobs for the boys and girls. <br /><br />Exit left, snarling...Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-33360839533835901482011-04-05T21:21:33.085+01:002011-04-05T21:21:33.085+01:00The problem with Libya Brian is that I'm suspe...The problem with Libya Brian is that I'm suspect about the 'opposition'. Who are they? Protesters who delight in firing any gun they find/possess into the air or something more? <br /><br />There's a lot more to the protesters in Libya and I'm not comfortable with the lack of investigation at present.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-11281750896923031842011-04-05T21:19:53.776+01:002011-04-05T21:19:53.776+01:00Paid and time off in lieu I believe Apogee. If I&#...Paid and time off in lieu I believe Apogee. If I'd have got the job then I would only have been paid the basic as you say.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-42054900719142538532011-04-05T13:25:44.823+01:002011-04-05T13:25:44.823+01:00Us and Them. Society is becoming ever more polaris...Us and Them. Society is becoming ever more polarised between the soducracy and the rest of us who pay for them and the underclass. The only good thing to come from the Libyan fiasco is that ordinary people have a fighting chance against a corrupt state. I sincerely hope that government/big business realises its errors before it is too late.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-68857191890278445912011-04-05T13:17:42.386+01:002011-04-05T13:17:42.386+01:00Hi SR, I think the High Heid Yin's who contro...Hi SR, I think the High Heid Yin's who control things can do quite well, the slaves on the bottom of the pile will get the basic six quid an hour,and not a lot more.Apogeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942349358439102449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-31584539811393049432011-04-05T12:52:21.996+01:002011-04-05T12:52:21.996+01:00I'll do my best banned. Of course the info wo...I'll do my best banned. Of course the info won't be available until the end of the next financial year in the hope that we've forgotten their greed.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-26785167247733872182011-04-05T02:45:44.061+01:002011-04-05T02:45:44.061+01:00"returning officers were not required to clai..."<i>returning officers were not required to claim the full pay-out</i>".<br />Yeah right, I'm sure that you will keep us informed SR.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-88819849911960511612011-04-05T02:05:23.325+01:002011-04-05T02:05:23.325+01:00Thank you John. Very appropriate too.
They won&#...Thank you John. Very appropriate too.<br /><br />They won't tell us though.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-79192263767027755972011-04-05T00:34:07.823+01:002011-04-05T00:34:07.823+01:00Nice Work If You Can Get It
(George & Ira Gers...<b>Nice Work If You Can Get It</b><br />(George & Ira Gershwin)<br /><br /><i>“The man who only lives for making money<br />Lives a life that isn't necessarily sunny<br />Likewise the man who works for fame<br />There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name…<br /><br />… Nice work if you can get it<br />And if you get it, won't you tell me how?”</i><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A58ecFDFPvQ&feature=relatedJRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-83476717362517299412011-04-05T00:19:42.978+01:002011-04-05T00:19:42.978+01:00It's a disgrace Tris and a complete insult to ...It's a disgrace Tris and a complete insult to those on small salaries, the unemployed or active pensioners.<br /><br />These 'additional payments' would keep me in luxury for 5 years at least.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-87592406578635679962011-04-05T00:18:25.507+01:002011-04-05T00:18:25.507+01:00Jo, all those in my polling station are public sec...Jo, all those in my polling station are public sector workers. I asked a few elections ago if I could get a job and explained I had no trouble working through the night either. I was told all positions were filled and that was months beforehand.<br /><br />It's who you know not what you know.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-38132962470288717922011-04-04T23:02:07.542+01:002011-04-04T23:02:07.542+01:00Excellent post, with which I agree 100%.
They are...Excellent post, with which I agree 100%.<br /><br />They are presumably working on these things during the time that they are being paid to work for the council.<br /><br />Surely, if they must be paid that amount, then the time that they spend on that job must be deducted from their salary as council boss.<br /><br /><br />Otherwise, let someone else have the job. For that money I will do it. I'm a good organiser, and at a very [part time job for a very full time salary, I could spend the rest of my life writing blogs!!<br /><br />Nick Clegg says this country should now be all about fairness... and there are unemployed people while these people are being paid to do two jobs at the same time.<br /><br />Words escape me... well, words you'd let me say at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-12522087083490959432011-04-04T20:50:53.853+01:002011-04-04T20:50:53.853+01:00All duties required during the coming election, in...All duties required during the coming election, including counts, should be done by unemployed people with the necessary skills. Have a look around your polling station: many of those counting are teachers or other public sector works. All earning extra pin money. I'll bet there are people unemployed these days who could beat your average Returning Officer hands down on qualifications.Jo Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536467440869239587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-83408796095217908972011-04-04T20:49:33.171+01:002011-04-04T20:49:33.171+01:00This is disgusting Elby. Being returning officer ...This is disgusting Elby. Being returning officer is part of the job. Why should it be remunerated separately?subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-57777675140474407612011-04-04T20:07:58.658+01:002011-04-04T20:07:58.658+01:00Oh you've got to pick a pocket or twoooooo,
Y...Oh you've got to pick a pocket or twoooooo, <br />You've got to pick a pocket or two.<br /><br />Local Government is now little more than a major shakedown exercise. <br /><br />All your money is ours.<br /><br />Pah.Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.com