bridge too far

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Is this why some horses are called chargers?

I think you still don't get the difference between ELECTED local councillors and RECRUITED Chief Executives, Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Estates etc. The latter are professionals who have studied and been promoted and recruited for their expertise. The former are chosen by you and me and will probably have no real experience of the departments they take cabinet responsibility for. That's a good thing - it's right that councillors should be able to bring paid officials to account. But the paid officials are not political appointees and you need to understand that.

Just confirmed my opinion that you really know nothing. Overall responsibility for thousands of employees and budgets running into millions? And having to take the flak if one of their employees cocks up? I saw this happen at a very large local council whose construction contracts I audited. The head of department didn't follow due process and the CEO had to resign. There are many CEOs of private companies with far fewer employees and much smaller budgets who earn far in excess of £150K pa. If their businesses underperform, they get the sack. It's the same with CEOs of local councils and NHS trusts. I'm putting the record on the turntable again - it is the Prime Minister who is UNDERpaid and it is fatuous to compare the two salaries. However, as with the banks, local authorities have to pay the market rate to get the best and I, as a taxpayer, would expect my local council to get the best for the job.

You really are a muppet of the lowest order. Recruiters are not allowed to consider political allegiances and applicants wouldn't disclose them anyway as councils change political make-up regularly. But, for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. Presumably then you are criticising the salaries of CEOs of Tory / Liberal councils too?

And you know that for sure? How long has he been in post? Has it always been a Labour council? What about Westminster Council's CEO? Was he appointed by a Tory council (probably as AFAIK Westminster has always been Tory run - think Dame Shirley Porter)? But again, the salient point is that the PM of the UK should be paid more.

Paid officials of councils are not allowed to openly declare any political allegiance or be active in party politics. But you can't expect Stanley to understand something as simple as that.

Why are you both so obsessed with what I'd think about my other half if he cross-dressed. It's none of your business! Two things never cease to amaze me: 1. Some people's prurient interest in what other people do / should do / shouldn't do - they've obviously got no life to speak of of their own 2. The number of apparently heterosexual males who enjoy fancy dress parties because it gives them an excuse to dress up as a woman. You know the sort - you see them at football, rugby and cricket matches too

I wear denim jeans - does that make me a cross-dresser?

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Are you so sad that you're getting off on all this Turkish?

They put the results on the scoreboard?

And Tory led Westminster Council pays its CEO over £200K p.a. The argument should more properly address the fact that any PM of our country earns so little TBH. The cost of enforcing cuts on these CEOs would far exceed the cost of paying them because it would be deemed to be breach of contract.

Maybe some gay people, who have chosen to celebrate their union, want to do so within their church if they are churchgoers. It's the same sort of choice as deciding to have a civil wedding because you DON'T go to church. However, the hypocrisy of some churches with regard to homosexuality (given that a fair number of their officials engage in such practices) matches the hypocrisy of people marrying in church when they don't believe because they want a grand do.

mystery

killing

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I don't remember that, being from the east side of the city, but I do remember the Doll's Hospital at Six Dials. The dolls' eyes on display in the shop window used to scare me when I was a little girl

I think you're doing just fine as you are I get you.

No PFC?

testosterone

^^^^ Shame on you

Shift widow, me.

I think Holepuncture referred to these in his post.