Stop Press - Eling Attacks Staff!

I have been writing recently about the increasingly paranoid Labour Leader [sic] of bent Sandwell Council, Steve "The Milkman" Eling. I had been warned that despite the outward appearance of him just being a boring nonentity he is a vicious bully. That was proven when he and his fellow Sp*nk Brother, bankrupt Cllr Richard "Tricky Dicky" Marshall started to pass stuff to me to harass and intimidate other Councillors, notably Cllrs Hussain and Ian Jones. And it seems to have been proven again today.

This is a fast moving story and coming piecemeal to The Skidder but the news is, I believe, that Eling has suspended SEVEN - yes, seven - secretaries and parts of the IT system are in lock-down as the madman lashes out trying to find "a mole". Apparently this all stems from a brave SMBC employee leaking that Surjit Tour, the controversial new Monitoring Officer, had a secret meeting to brief the members of the Standards Committee BEFORE they convened their show trial to pot Cllr Jones yesterday. Apparently The Milkman went beserk about this highly irregular meeting being made public! So much for him "draining the swamp" and being "Mr Transparency" "lol".

I have emailed the four members who had the secret meeting with Tour - Lewis, Shackleton, Crompton and Trow but they have not responded as yet. Presumably as socialists "lol" they don't mind seeing staff members suspended?

Two Councillors (one of whom doesn't normally speak to The Skidder) said this morning that they were disgusted about the attack on staff and that Eling had "lost the plot". All this comes after joke Chief Executive Jan Britton boasted just yesterday of his corrupt paid service winning an "Investors in People" award - you just couldn't make it up!!! A serving Labour Councillor has told me of a number of instances when staff have left Eling's office in tears - perhaps it was the joy of listening to his incessant droning for hours on end!

We have seen many times that the feeble trade unions have sat on their hands and done nothing whilst Eling has sacked a number of people who he perceives not to be on his side. But this time, the Unions must give this jumped-up prat a right kicking! Hopefully, the times are changing with the Unions and Unite were shocked yesterday about the conduct of Eling in his hate campaign against Jonesy.

If you are a Sandwell Council staff member with information about Eling's conduct please use the whistleblowing procedure or, if you are too scared (as many are of reprisals from Britton) contact The Skidder (anonymously if necessary) or, of course, contact your Union. If Eling has reduced you to tears speak out!

If you are contacting The Skidder there is a phone number for use TODAY only - 07871 910206. Do not contact me using Sandwell Council equipment. If you are still scared of Eling and Britton (and the exercise today is presumably to frighten and intimidate staff) set up an anonymous email account and contact me via thesandwellskidder@gmail.com

I am not encouraging staff to breach the terms of their employment and the internal whistleblowing procedure should be used where possible but there is also a public interest in alleged wrongdoing being investigated and brought to the attention of the appropriate persons.

On the same theme, the joke Council now say that if the Leader or any Cabinet member has overruled a decision of an officer or officers made under delegated authority he or she is in breach of the code of conduct!!!!

If you have information about Cllr Eling (or anyone else for that matter) ever overruling you or a colleague please supply information to your Union rep or let me know asap as a Standards Complaint is already in concerning Eling.

Could any Union reps representing the Eling Seven please contact me - initially via thesandwellskidder@gmail.com

Don't get mad with the tyrannical Eling - get even!

Stop, Stop Press - Eling reported as shouting the "f" word about the suspended staff and saying he didn't want them back. I am told the Unions are on the case......

And don't forget it is less than two hours to the adjournment debate in the House of Commons. Watch it live at 5pm. People are finally taking an interest in this shabby and corrupt Council!

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