tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post8232310059950206115..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Cashing inUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-12940125505423876802014-10-17T17:05:28.213+01:002014-10-17T17:05:28.213+01:00Maybe MJ has some dirt on some of them councillors...Maybe MJ has some dirt on some of them councillors/Labour party?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-75425464952672961072014-10-17T12:31:53.225+01:002014-10-17T12:31:53.225+01:00K M has been well trained to do as he is told.
He ...K M has been well trained to do as he is told.<br />He would make an exellent guide dog I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-38357405149681169392014-10-17T11:46:46.073+01:002014-10-17T11:46:46.073+01:00@anon 8:50. Full council will have the final say. ...@anon 8:50. Full council will have the final say. If Councillors vote against it won't go through. The deal isn't done until a majority of Councillors vote for it, the more that comments like yours are perpetuated the more at risk we are that it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-6732998083599663902014-10-17T09:58:13.843+01:002014-10-17T09:58:13.843+01:00Anon 09:08
Mrs Thompson will have plenty to compla...Anon 09:08<br />Mrs Thompson will have plenty to complain about until such time as this council becomes the 'most transparent in Wales' - their words not mine. My 'complaints', if that's how you wish to refer to my blog are directed at the council, not Mr James however, once you take the time to scratch under the surface, it is he who is ultimately and directly responsible for many of the problems.<br />Incidentally, he seems to have had plenty of time, public money and officer time to pursue me whilst in his present post.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-14368508943428242632014-10-17T09:08:15.586+01:002014-10-17T09:08:15.586+01:00Just one question who will Mrs Thompson have to co...Just one question who will Mrs Thompson have to complain about after he is gone ? Perhaps when he is gone he will have more time to pursue his claim against for her! Personally if it is true he has another job he should go by resigning his post, working the statutory notice and leaving the Council recruit a successor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-91055041789470781892014-10-17T08:50:57.945+01:002014-10-17T08:50:57.945+01:00Anon 21:31
It depends on what circle you're in...Anon 21:31<br />It depends on what circle you're in! Are you really saying that full council make the decisions ? With equal respect it's not I whose talking from the rearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-7992166405905437082014-10-17T08:27:10.781+01:002014-10-17T08:27:10.781+01:00What mj has finally realised is that ccc is fallin...What mj has finally realised is that ccc is falling apart and when he stood down he realised exactly who was against him . Even the so called supporters who showed where their liyalty lay . Labour are falling apart as Llanelli are too power hungry . There is a split there . And there are a few decent ones wjo genuinely do work for theirvelectorate without a hidden agenda but NOONE can survive if you say NO to them . So more need to leave and go independent or Plaid and shake this council leadership up . People are not benefiting currently they are losing out with millions being "kept for a rainy day" well tge rainy day is here Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-66607883907522126302014-10-17T01:37:04.675+01:002014-10-17T01:37:04.675+01:00@anon 21:31. I don't know how you can say that...@anon 21:31. I don't know how you can say that it 'common knowledge in certain circles that it's a done deal', as it's going to full council. Council members have not been given any figures yet or been told what happens to the post of chief executive. With respect, stop talking out of your rear. The problem with this blog is that anyone can say anything and claim to be anyone. I feel like posting as a council press officer and making a figure up to see how seriously I'm taken. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-73689924538208470492014-10-17T01:31:56.795+01:002014-10-17T01:31:56.795+01:00@anon 17:58. I'm not a council press officer,...@anon 17:58. I'm not a council press officer, but I've had experience of severance packages in my work. Severance packages work on the basis that they are normally slightly better than compulsory redundancy. There has to be a set policy for all employees that is open to all employees. If you don't make the severance pay more attractive than a compulsory redundancy, then employees will wait until they are made compulsory redundant, and this usually means putting the whole workforce through the mill. <br />On the info your looking for- I think it's available in the council statement if accounts. If my memory serves me right about 25% of the applications were accepted last year, which accounted for around half the savings required for last years round of cuts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-33470390492185178122014-10-16T23:21:41.099+01:002014-10-16T23:21:41.099+01:00So, let me get this right: Labour in Pembrokeshire...So, let me get this right: Labour in Pembrokeshire was vehemently opposed to a £320,000 golden handshake for BPJ, but will gladly agree to a £300,000 payoff to James. Am I right?<br /><br />This is the same party in broadly similar circumstances, but with completely different responses. I wonder what Transport House thinks of all this?Emlyn Uwch Cychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384157218244458970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-7214382587186636842014-10-16T23:11:25.219+01:002014-10-16T23:11:25.219+01:00Be patient anon @22.o7 when Mark James is gone I t...Be patient anon @22.o7 when Mark James is gone I think we will see a change-all his little disciples will have no more protection and then the opposition can move in.What worries me is what will the Towy church do without him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-31564312425941729992014-10-16T23:01:54.239+01:002014-10-16T23:01:54.239+01:00'For about a year now there have been persiste...'For about a year now there have been persistent whispers that Mr James is planning to move to Bath, and the word on the street is that he is set to take up a top job at Bath University. University vice chancellors and pro vice chancellors earn more than even the chief executives of Welsh councils.'<br /><br />Erm....<br /><br />Whilst Medwin Hughes is Vice-Chancellor at Trinity University College Carmarthen lets not forget that he holds a doctorate, something which james does not.<br /><br />The idea that mr james could be awarded title of Professor is simply not possible - I believe he has achieved a degree of some sort, irrespective of any honorary title bestowed by Trinity.<br /><br />Therefore I doubt he could become a Vice-Chancellor. Though I do stand to be corrected.<br /><br />More interestingly - the comment above by Redhead is excellent; simple and effective.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-33486393504830169052014-10-16T22:07:22.226+01:002014-10-16T22:07:22.226+01:00I agree with redhead , if he gave a damn he would ...I agree with redhead , if he gave a damn he would stay , if not he will resign !!<br />Shame half the exec board members dont resign , especially Llanelli lot !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-22559235847704173252014-10-16T21:55:09.352+01:002014-10-16T21:55:09.352+01:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wale...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-29633078#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saRedheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-29586202179989256252014-10-16T21:36:37.428+01:002014-10-16T21:36:37.428+01:00It is common knowledge in certain circles that the...It is common knowledge in certain circles that the deal has already been done and now only a PR exercise how best to dress it up with all sorts of figures prepared on how MJ going will save Carmarthenshire at least a Million pounds. Really!<br />Facts are the council need to make millions of cuts to services. What's more important - Line MJ's pocket or protect vital services? Come on politicians - show you've got the balls to represent your electorate - you won't regret it as if you do you will still be here long after MJ has left and feathering his nest elsewhereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-84396083253347273182014-10-16T20:11:10.208+01:002014-10-16T20:11:10.208+01:00Unbelievable the arrogance of the man when Jacqui ...Unbelievable the arrogance of the man when Jacqui has to suffer such injustice. Surely councillors are beginning to realise the scale of chaos and misery that Mark James has caused in Carmarthenshire.Not only that but the aftermath will be something else as well.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-47069723396449993752014-10-16T18:53:46.646+01:002014-10-16T18:53:46.646+01:00I think Redhead has the best solution yet.
But wil...I think Redhead has the best solution yet.<br />But will the Labourers and Indians agree for their buddy to be made pennyless ?<br /> I don't think so, the gang are too involved in things unknown to the commoner.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-43355377837350376582014-10-16T17:58:46.988+01:002014-10-16T17:58:46.988+01:00Could the press office who spend lots of time moni...Could the press office who spend lots of time monitoring this and other blogs ( and even longer trying to trace the source of leaks) please provide a factual response to the following questions to assist the residents of Carmarthenshire to form their own conclusions ?<br />Could you confirm that the severance deal on offer is considerably more generous than the statutory level?<br />If so - why?<br />How many employees applied for severance during the first round of requests and how many actually left on the terms being offered and at what cost ?<br />What is the difference in financial terms between what it actually cost and if it had been the statutory limit ?<br />Who recommended that the discretionary levels of severance payments be offered as opposed to the sttatutory and what levels of reserves have been set aside for the cost ( which could be released for key services)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-68566961974206156902014-10-16T15:54:03.669+01:002014-10-16T15:54:03.669+01:00head of paid service could be a director or a mana...head of paid service could be a director or a managing director. I disagree that his replacement needs to be paid any more than a chief executive. Also, if the deputy chief executive leaves at the same time the two can be combined making a saving of over 150,000 a year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-68263562439744378452014-10-16T15:53:00.018+01:002014-10-16T15:53:00.018+01:00Just say no, we want you to stay - and watch how q...Just say no, we want you to stay - and watch how quickly he resigns for the better paid job he has lined up.Redheadnoreply@blogger.com