Hussain's Bullying

I have a number of friends and associates who work for councils other than the Labour basket case Sandwell (aka "Sadwell") and they have always been gob-smacked that the dismal "Chief Executive" "lol", Jan Britton, should have allowed the crazed Cooper and slippery Mahboob Hussain "access all areas" security passes. Of course, it is unlikely that the lardarse supremo would have ever got to the position he has without being biddable to Cooper and Hussain's wishes and he has been handsomely rewarded as the Council has descended into corruption, incompetence and cronyism during the Cooper regime. He has to go following various disasters on his watch eg, massive pay-outs of public money to buy the silence of departing staff; the CTB court case when a High Court Judge hammered his Council for its unlawful and ILLEGAL  conduct; years of failure with the all-important Children's Services (and his grotesque effort to smear the frontline staff) and now the damning Wragge report where Britton's and his top management's conduct has led to "serious financial loss" to us taxpayers.

I have alluded to the issue of security passes many times in this blog and that the conduct of Britton and Dudley in this regard was wholly unacceptable.  Despite these warnings here Britton and Dudley did nothing until the Police belatedly appeared - more evidence in itself of gross negligence by the top echelon of the paid service [sic]. There are some very lurid stories indeed circulating about missing files and shredded documents. We know Cooper was a vicious bully but given the growing list of names on my list it seems that he also roamed the building looking for his next sexual conquests amongst the apparently undiscriminating female staff whilst exercising his particular "hands-on" management [sic] style [sic]. I have routinely said for two years that Britton was permitting Cooper and Hussain to - unacceptably - interfere with the day to day running of the Council and this has now been confirmed by the Wragge Report. Worse still, Hussain was actively BULLYING staff members - even senior ones!!!! What were Britton and Dudley doing about this? Nothing! This alone is enough for immediate disciplinary action to be taken against this pair.

(If you have been bullied at SMBC please contact The Skidder in confidence).

We know that Dudley, Sharma and Bubalo countersigned at least one document containing Hussain's lies. Even if, which seems highly improbable, they did not do this knowingly they have had two years to seek rectification of the record but they have failed to do so. But then, like so many cowards in Sadwell, they have been scared of Cooper and Hussain and the consequences of defying them (not without good reason as myself and my wife have repeatedly found out).

The stories about Hussain's appalling conduct in the Wragge Report called to mind a story my wife told me about his de facto control of the paid service in the absence of proper senior management and, under, Britton the underhand and bullying nature of the dictatorial regime. She provided me with this short statement yesterday:

A Statement from Linda Saunders - former Managing Director of The Public.

In March, 2013 I was informed that The Public was to close. This was before any formal appraisal or consultation but Sandwell Council and College had already arranged a live broadcast from The Public by BBC Midlands Today in their lunchtime slot. Cllr Mahboob Hussain duly appeared at the building together with Scott Upton, who then worked for Sandwell College, to advocate the deal they had already hatched.

Prior to the live broadcast, Cllr Hussain took me aside and told me that I was to say on camera that I agreed that The Public should be closed. When I said I was not prepared to do this Cllr Hussain offered me an inducement to do so even though he was an elected member and not part of the Council’s paid service. Nevertheless, he felt able to represent the Council and try to make an “offer” on its behalf. Cllr Hussain stated that if I said I agreed with closure I would be found a suitable job at SMBC on my (then) current salary. I took this as an attempt to bribe me but declined the thirty pieces of silver. Cllr Hussain then said that closure had already been decided and that he would personally ensure that the building was pulled down rather than be kept open for the people of Sandwell. I took this as the threat I am sure it was intended to be. I then expressed by view live on the BBC that I was not in favour of closure at that time and certainly not without any sort of due due process being followed (and, of course, none ever was).

At a later date, after the campaign and petition to save the community asset were underway, myself and my staff received VERY serious threats via a third party connected with SMBC and purporting to represent people “at the top” of the Council. This is likely to be the subject of a further statement in due course.

Linda Saunders 23rd May, 2016.

And so it is time for this feeble joke to be immediately suspended along with Dudley, Sharma and Bubalo pending full disciplinary proceedings. (It is noteworthy that before she came to Sandwell, Sharma was also lambasted in a report as to her poor record at Walsall Council - something of a unique "double".)

DON'T FORGET TONIGHT'S GREEDFEST EVENT OUTSIDE THE OLDBURY KREMLIN PLUS HUSSAIN AND BRITTON "OUT" DEMO'S. MEET THE SKIDDER AND ALSO HELP OUT ON COP-WATCH AS THE SKIDDER TEAM WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE IF WMP ARE GOING TO EITHER APPEAR TO FINALLY ARREST CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR TO PUT A TRUNCHEON UP THE RECTUM OF THE TAXPAYER BY ENJOYING A PUBLICLY-FUNDED BEANO INSTEAD!

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