Comments on: Our friends in the whole country http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: StevenL http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/#comment-11145 StevenL Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:39:54 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=3337#comment-11145 One of the child actors from the program went to my high school. Right little sod he was too! As for corrupt planning/building control officers - no they are not. You won't find a corrupt environmental health offcer, or licensing officer, or trading standards officer either in terms of taking bribes. Once you climb the organisation you will find planning windfall gains given to friends of councillors - just look at 'rotten boroughs' in Private IEye. You will find council officers who are prepared to make outrangeous, unjustifiable decisions to appease managers and climb the greasy pay grades pole too. One of the child actors from the program went to my high school. Right little sod he was too!

As for corrupt planning/building control officers – no they are not. You won’t find a corrupt environmental health offcer, or licensing officer, or trading standards officer either in terms of taking bribes.

Once you climb the organisation you will find planning windfall gains given to friends of councillors – just look at ‘rotten boroughs’ in Private IEye. You will find council officers who are prepared to make outrangeous, unjustifiable decisions to appease managers and climb the greasy pay grades pole too.

]]> By: Blue Eyes http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/#comment-11121 Blue Eyes Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:00:40 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=3337#comment-11121 That counts for a lot. The problem is that corruption does not have to be widespread for it to be hugely damaging. That counts for a lot. The problem is that corruption does not have to be widespread for it to be hugely damaging.

]]> By: Thud http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/#comment-11120 Thud Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:23:16 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=3337#comment-11120 Small beer i know but in 25 years of building I've never met a building control officer or somebody from the planning or heritage depts of local council who would be open to bribery,not a situation i would imagine in many countries. Small beer i know but in 25 years of building I’ve never met a building control officer or somebody from the planning or heritage depts of local council who would be open to bribery,not a situation i would imagine in many countries.

]]> By: Blue Eyes http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/#comment-11117 Blue Eyes Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:52:50 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=3337#comment-11117 Cheers R. Cheers R.

]]> By: Radders http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2011/07/17/our-friends-in-the-whole-country/#comment-11116 Radders Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:29:22 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=3337#comment-11116 Excellent post, Blue; there's nothing there I can disagree with Excellent post, Blue; there’s nothing there I can disagree with

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