Julia Hassall resigns and Cabinet Member Cllr Tony Smith sacked
A week ago I wrote Are Wirral councillors about to make another Town Hall bungle on education? and since writing that story from the outside it looks like Wirral Council has descended into an episode of The Thick of It.
One can just imagine the Wirral Council equivalent to Malcolm Tucker shouting at people, “Who’s going to resign? Who’s going to get sacked?”
The answers to both those questions (in the order they are asked) being Julia Hassall (Director of Children’s Services) and Cllr Tony Smith (Cabinet Member for Children and Family Services).
I’m sure politicians will be making political capital out of this change in the next few days.
Tonight, Wirral Council councillors meet to decide on a new Mayor (Cllr Ann McLachlan) and a new Deputy Mayor (Cllr Geoffrey Watt).
The political fireworks on this story look set to go off tomorrow evening.
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Should have gone when the OFSTED report was first published!
Thank you for expressing your opinion. I’m sure there will be more discussion of the issues at the resumed public meeting tonight of Wirral Council councillors.
Pity they can’t sack the lot of them!
In Rotherham in 2015 the government sacked all the councillors (triggering elections) and sent in people to run it.
Obviously that can’t happen at the moment due to the general election.
However when asked over the years, government ministers have stated that they think Improvement Boards are a better option on Wirral than intervention.
It’s up to the people to decide what sort of government they elect next month.
Thank you for your comment.
G’day John
In that rubbish paper from over Kev and Stella’s Stinking Stagnant wirral Waters
Wirral safeguarding chief: You can trust us to solve child protection issues
She might be trusted to have a few meetings and write a perfect report for thousands and thousands of pounds.
They cannot be trusted.
They are liars……..proven.
Ooroo
James
They really don’t care who they damage.
How was Wembley Sunday?
Non-Leaguers.
Players and spectators from the clowncil.
BRING IN ADMINISTRATION for the whole dump
See my latest post for what happened last night.