Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Exit Mr Nice Guy

The word among the proles at Calamity Hall is that chief executive Paul Smith has decided to move on. His four year stint has been marked with a few ups and downs but he has seldom shifted from a consensual approach, often trading on a Mr Nice Guy image – at least compared to the total bastard he succeeded. The pity is that his efforts have been all too often frustrated by entrenched self-interests which continue to dominate the playground political process inside the council.

With a ruling clique more interested in wheeling & dealing to keep itself in power rather than work in the city’s interest and an opposition who still think and act like an administration-in-exile, it’s no wonder that he’s off.

1 Comments:

Shambo said...

I hear that ABM health board will soon have a vacancy at the top as well. Will PS be moving into that role, one wonders.