Thurrock Council evaluated in new review (From Thurrock Gazette)

'Thurrock Council was not awarded any green flags for exceptional performance or innovation' - Well what a surprise! Seriously, what has this council actually done? Its about time there was a serious shake up at the council, they could do with getting rid of the dead wood. An inspirational leader is also needed

If the Government is really so concerned about adult skills and qualifications in Thurrock why has it axed the £80 million funding for the Thurrock Learning and Skills Campus and the £70 funding for the rebuild of Palmers College and refused the £160 million funding to rebuild all the senior schools in the Borough?

What do you expect. This bunch on tory cowboys have contracted out 80% of services Vertex who are only in it for the money

Coddy - it was a unanimous decision by the Labour Group to outsource services to a strategic 'partner' roughly back in 2003 when they were in power but the Tories did carry it on so both are to blame

the people of thurrock voted the mugs in, now you must pay the price, and i am pretty sure you will do it again

they are just the same as the MP'S-all in it for themselves.none of them give a toss about the likes of you or me -they are just out to get what they can, before they get voted out.they will stay in power as long as they are handing out money to every minority group in the area. if you add them all up they must be the majority.you didnt think they were there to help the public did you?????

I think Don South is 100% spot on with his analysis of this headline.

The Tories have been saying they have done fantastic for the last 5 years yet they have just got “minimum requirements” by the tory led leadership of Cllr Hague and his team. Well done Hague on rising council taxes for minimum services to residents. Keep paying your Chief over £330,001+ and not answering questions.

It is all noted for when election time is here, with your protective parliamentary candidate from Sheffield "keeping things local"

If our current Labour government didn't have a secret policy of mass immigration there would have been no need to place a requirement on every public body in the country to force people of this country to get on with the tide of immigrants that have arrived. This is costing this country billions of pounds it can ill afford and in the process creating non jobs and non departments in all public bodies and all in the name of promoting this governments policy of changing the society that used to exist in this country. This Labour government now governs for the minority that they have encouraged to come here. They have passed endless laws to ensure that the rights of this minority take precedence over the rights of the majority of local residents. They would rather waste billions on this type of social engineering crap than spend money on educating people in Thurrock. This report highlights exactly what this governments priorities are. It is more important to them to know that every council in the land is enforcing their view of society above almost evrything else.

I don't know about these secret policy on mass immigration the government has now taken step to follow Australia in there point system to those whom are not in the EU.

This Labour government cares for all and their equality, if we was under a conservative government there would be no minimal wage, education would be failing even more than it is now, more crime more everything than good for this country and Thurrock

Finally is this report on the local conservative run council or do you think it’s all labours government this is a Tory run authority and it has been a failing one since 2004 when they took charge of it!

Eamond - you've been brainwashed. If this excuse of a Government cares for all why are we all struggling with bills and rising council tax while the likes of your masters in Parliament are living like lords at our expense?? They don't even pay their council tax - we do! How is that fair? Also, if you read the papers, you would have seen evidence of a deliberate ploy to speed up mass immigration by the despicable Bliar/Brown government as a social engineering experiment and to embarass the right wing parties. How sick is that? And no, I'm not a Tory by the way.

OK fair point on struggling with bills i.e. gas and electric people are struggling with these but you say this NO other party would have helped the people in this country like the Labour party have, I refer to paying for council tax rises it is the local councils that choose what to charge for council tax i.e. in Thurrock it's the Conservative administration that do this and council tax was brought in by the Thatcherite's.

I don't have masters thank you very much, but I do understand your point the expense system doesn't work I think that they go into parliament/councils to serve not be served and that goes for political party's.

They don't pay their council tax on property the expense system pays for but there main home they pay all the bills for!

What papers are you referring to the sun/mirror/mail?
I think its right to embarrass the right wing hooligans that's not sick what's sick is that people have had to resort to the right wing party as they feel they have no other alternative!

You clearly don't know the history of this government at all. They changed the formula for handing out government grant so that the majority of government grant was distributed in favour of councils in the northern heartlands of labour supporters at the expense of councils in the south east.

The minimum wage has done nothing at all to aleviate poverty in this country as it is nowhere near what it needs to be to give people a real living wage. If it was, people on minimum wage wouldn't have to rely on tax credits and benefits to survive. They have merely created another section of society reliant on government handouts to keep them tied to the Labour party in the hope that they will vote for them again and it isn't going to work. People on minimum wage make no net contribution to the economy in terms of tax payments. So all of the so called immigrants that do the jobs the lazy british don't want to do actually take money out of the system and do not contribute. The reason it won't work is because of their policy of mass immigration and the fact that they have spent so much of their time and effort governing for this minority, they have forgotten about the people who created their party and who fund it every working day through their union dues, the white working class. They have deserted the white working class in favour of people like yourself. That is why the white working class have revolted against them and will vote for whoever will give them a voice.

You have not one positive thing to say about this lying bunch of traitors. You talk of equality, tell that to muslim men who can be picked up and jailed for no other reason than looking like a terrorist. Do you think it's equal to say that a white male in this country can be discriminated against in the job market in favour of any other candidate, mainly female and black, just because he is a white male, of course you do.

They spy on people, read their e mails, use anti terrorist laws for petty council workers to spy on innocent members of the public. And you call that fair. I think I know the reason you call it fair.

Tell us something positive this government has done. Don't just use the misconception that they are fair and treat people equally because that is so far from the truth to be credible.

Eamond88 wrote:
The Tories have been saying they have done fantastic for the last 5 years yet they have just got “minimum requirements” by the tory led leadership of Cllr Hague and his team. Well done Hague on rising council taxes for minimum services to residents. Keep paying your Chief over £330,001+ and not answering questions. It is all noted for when election time is here, with your protective parliamentary candidate from Sheffield "keeping things local"

Eamond88 - why don't you admit who you really are? Eamond Mohammed the Labour Party candidate for Little Thurrock Rectory?
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Thurrock was a no star failing council under Labour - it is 2 star now.
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The Chief Eexecutive of Thurrock Council isnt paid £330,001+. Perhaps you would like to provide proof of this so called wage?
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Eamond Mohammed - did you come from Thurrock? If not you are a hypocrite if you question where someone comes from. How long should someone live here to be classed local?

Don South, says... 2:40pm Sun 13 Dec 09
Eamond88 wrote: The Tories have been saying they have done fantastic for the last 5 years yet they have just got “minimum requirements” by the Tory led leadership of Cllr Hague and his team. Well done Hague on rising council taxes for minimum services to residents. Keep paying your Chief over £330,001+ and not answering questions. It is all noted for when election time is here, with your protective parliamentary candidate from Sheffield "keeping things local"
Eamond88 - why don't you admit who you really are? Eamond Mohammed the Labour Party candidate for Little Thurrock Rectory? . Thurrock was a no star failing council under Labour - it is 2 star now. . The Chief Eexecutive of Thurrock Council isnt paid £330,001+. Perhaps you would like to provide proof of this so called wage? . Eamond Mohammed - did you come from Thurrock? If not you are a hypocrite if you question where someone comes from. How long should someone live here to be classed local?

Thank you for your question Mr. South, I am indeed the Labour candidate for the Little Thurrock Rectory ward, and may I say well done for knowing this bit of information, Mr. Don.
You ask for my proof and I am happy to provide proof to anybody because like yourself the leader of the council didn't seem to understand the question either the amount of £330,001+ (not actually knowing the exact amount may I add) is provided in the council’s annual accounts for the year 08/09. This information is available to everyone and anyone whom goes on the website and under freedom of information act you could request the information within (28 days) the council would have to provide the information unless it breaks data protection act, but never the less the information is on the Thurrock Council website www.thurrock.gov.uk and under the news it says have you seen Annual Report 2008/2009 But I will provide the website for you to go to the correct link which is: http://thurrock.gov.
uk/i-know/pdf/annual
_report_2009.pdf
The information about the person paid over £330,001 (NOT KNOWING THE EXACT AMOUNT PLEASE REMEMBER) I assumed it was the Chief executive as this should be the highest paid person in the authority like it is the case with Essex county council and with the Members of Parliament the Prime Minister is the highest paid I believe it is around £195,000, Page 30 is where the information is in relation to my question, It’s title is Remuneration of Senior Officers
I do hope this provides proof to yourself Mr. Don that I wasn’t lying when I asked my question to the leader of the council Cllr Hague.
£ 07/08 08/09
50,001 – 60,000 76 91
60,001 – 70,000 33 38
70,001 – 80,000 11 14
80,001 – 90,000 6 9
90,001 – 100,000 1 3
100,001 – 110,000 2 2
110,001 – 120,000 2 3
120,001 – 130,000 0 2
130,001 – 140,000 1 1
140,001 – 150,000 0 0
150,001 – 160,000 1 0
160,001 – 260,000 0 0
260,001 – 270,000 1 0
270,001 – 330,000 0 0
330,001 + 0 1

And finally I do come from Thurrock Mr Don and have done all my life. So answer to your next part question I am no hypocrite thank you, my point was just that Jackie Doyle-Price does come from Sheffield and as for when does somebody become local isn't an issue for me to be involved in.

But you are making where someone came from an issue are you not Eamon by mentioning the Tory candidate fought Sheffield before being chosen for Thurrock.
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Andrew Mackinlay isnt local and lives in Chessington Surrey. Before fighting Thurrock he fought Croydon, Surbiton and Peterborough.
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You do seem a bit out of touch regarding the £330k figure. That isn't a Chief Executives salary is it.
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It shows just how ignorant and out of touch you are.
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http://www.yourthurr
ock.com/2009/07/30/3
30k-pay-off-for-oust
ed-chief-angie/
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You would need to talk to the previous leader of the council - I believe he is a Labour Councillor now.