cider in whitehall
26-01-10
It could only be Sandwell – the icon of utter failure in local government services who again create confusion within chaos. See the article here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/25/113643/sandwell-puts-practice-pilot-on-hold-after-ofsted-blow.htm
An old friend of Wilt once worked in Sandwell and recalled some happy and sad days – latterly mostly sad as he and others simply got out. It was sheer chaos and dangerous – a view which it seems Ofsted now agree with who have rated the authority as “inadequate” in almost everything (child protection/looked after children) it does. Wilt has only had a fleeting connection with the Council and some years previously, but I could have told you for nothing what Ofsted have spent large sums of money on finding out it’s a scary place and utterly dysfunctional.
Others who revealed to Wilt (some inviting him to join in tendering) who considered taking up the project work quickly understood this was a no go area – not because the project is a bad in concept but because it is Sandwell trying to run it. A disaster waiting to happen! Fortunately, it has been put on hold pending the local authority putting their house in order. I knew nothing good would come of it, and had Wilt succumbed to the offer to bid, where would he be now? Out of pocket and waiting for this white elephant never to appear, it seems. What Government fool selected Sandwell, of all places, as a pilot project? Too much cider down in Whitehall, me thinks!
Wilt (looking forward to retirement)
OK, what has happened to Sharon Shoesmith and Haringey? Did I miss something?
Wilt