2024 will be another dire year for Sandwell. Whilst the Commissioners have been worse than useless they have shown lying Labour leader [sic] Kerrie "Dim Kez" Carmichael how to use the large Labour majority to force through whatever it pleases with minimal, or no, scrutiny. The process of institutionalising corruption under Squealing Eling has been continued by Dim Kez, and corruption remains endemic in the rotten Borough.
As we saw in my recent post - "The Sandwell Tory Sh*tshow" [link below*] the local Conservative MP's and Councillors have failed to hold Labour to account in any meaningful way. There is no sign of them changing their ways whatsoever, and there is simply no point in voting for them in the May local elections and/or the forthcoming General Election.
The Sandwell Skidder Scum Counter [link below for 2023 iteration**] tells outsiders all they need to know about the people of Sadders. Weak, indifferent, thick, unhealthy folk who deserve everything they - don't - get. Most residents have done nothing as Labour has brought the Borough to its knees over 49 years (yes, that's FORTY-NINE years) of sordid dictatorship. Unfortunately there is no realistic possibility of any change in 2024 and things will get worse for local morons as Labour tightens its grip. The Tories were the only Party who could possibly fight for change but, as above, they have been as limp as a vicar's handshake.
The only possible political future is the election of some strong independent candidates but they face an insurmountable challenge from the wealth and organisation of the corrupt local Labour machine. Richard Jeffcoat has done so well in Tipton Green but - as this blog has shown - bent Labour mobilises mass voting at some polling stations and via the postal vote to always ensure victory. Clive Heywood is a good bloke but has hitched his star to the absurd local Lib Dems under their pro-Labour "Fuhrer", Mark Smith. Community activist, Darryl Magher, works so hard to expose what is really going on in sh*thole Sandwell, but simply doesn't have the resources to mount a serious challenge.
Labour will continue to destroy open space in Sandwell whilst lying that they are "green". They will continue to squeeze residents for every penny whilst blowing millions on vanity projects. A new Labour Government in 2024 will shower local authorities with taxpayers' cash (as Blair and Brown did) which will not be used to reduce taxation, green bin charges, housing rents, Council tax, parking and other charges, but will be frittered away instead on "world-class" buildings, "putting Sandwell on the map" (which Labour haven't managed to do for 49 years except as an exemplar of fraud, cronyism and incompetence), unused cycle lanes and other woke projects of no value whatsoever to the majority of local residents. Meanwhile jobs and contracts will be doled out to cronies in the Council, so-called "charities" and various unaccountable "organisations".
Sandwell folk will be shafted in 2024 like never before - and it serves them right. Unhappy New Year to you all.
Runaway Richards
Readers will know that in an appalling act of cowardice the Tory MP for West Brom East, Nicola Richards, has put two fingers up to Sandwell and is desperately trying to find a safe Conservative seat elsewhere (if such a thing even exists now).
Richards is a massive rimmer of Birmingham bulls*tter, Andy Street, the Tory Mare Mayor of the West Midlands. After a year of almost no real achievement of anything in Sadders, her annual round-up "newsletter" included no less than three puffs for her diminutive hero including a photo. She applauded the plan for the Mayor to take on the role of Police and Crime Commissioner - a major Street project. Although the former soft-furnishing salesman has f*ck all connection with the Baggies she credited him with trying to engineer a takeover of WBA (which has yet to happen). The yellow MP claims credit for plans to increase HIV testing in Sadders in 2024 yet bizarrely trumpets this under a picture of her with Street outside the, er, QE Hospital in Birmingham! So there we have it - in an extremely thin annual report no less than 3 references to King Andy - whom she is clearly hoping will use his influence to get her into a safe (?) seat.
There are rumours that all is not going well in her possible move and lets hope she is left high and dry long before election day. It seems too much to ask that this lame duck will finally quack in the meantime, and actually do something useful for her equally craven constituents.
The Tories even f*cked-up the meeting to replace the Runaway. An authoritative X/Twitter account explains that two candidates appeared to be in the running, but following disputes about the right of some attendees to vote the meeting was declared to be inquorate and was postponed.
Some in Sandwell Tories are allegedly supporting a person who claims to live and work in, er Milton Keynes (77.8 miles from Central West Brom), Shazna Muzammil, who is also a Councillor on MK's Council. She tried - and failed - to get a parliamentary seat local to her, and her lengthy website "cv" makes no mention of any connection with The Black Country whatsoever. It might be hideous but MK is a youthful, thriving, city and one has to ask why someone in such a get-up-and-go place would want to represent a backward midden like WBE?
The other rumoured candidate is a complete non-entity save that he is another major rimmer of Mr "King" Andy Street!!!!!
What the hell is going on here? A Tory chicken tries to fly the coup and there is no Black Country Tory able or willing to actually try to fight a Conservative seat?
The Chinese are coming ...
Many years ago, Ai Lik Bum - aka wifebeating thug and former Sandwell Labour "leader", Darren Cooper - kowtowed to a delegation of Chinese businessmen and claimed that his grovelling act of obeisance would lead to untold riches arriving in Sadders from the Orient. Alas, apart from the disastrous purchase of WBA by Lai Guochan, the promised pot of gold at the end of the rainbow proved to be another Labour crock of sh*t.
At present the Western world is trying to reduce its ties to China. There are major concerns relating to the Communist Government's human rights record e.g., in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. There are fears relating to the purported theft of Western technology and the operation of Chinese spy networks, resulting in the ban of Huawei equipment in UK 5G systems. Right and left are ganging together in an unholy alliance to destroy free trade and to enter into a disastrous era of protectionism. And so this is just the moment for Dim Kez to court a party of Chinese business folk! Here she forces colleagues and staff into a group photo (and note especially that Piper has put himself in prime position to drop to his knees and lick the arse of his Communist comrade!)
Labour's cuts are coming too ...
It's budget season at bent Labour Sandwell and a consultation exercise has just finished with the corrupt bunch asking YOU which cuts they should make following their multi-million pound losses on Providence Place, the Commonwealth [sic] Games etc.
Of course, there was another major cock-up when the Tories rushed through a "shadow budget" a while back without proper consideration, and resulting in universal derision. We cannot expect Tory councillors to participate much in the budget discussions if they even bother to turn-up at all (given their history of absenteeism from Council meetings). Whilst it is too late for the formal consultation, here are a few thoughts from The Skidder and community activist, Darryl Magher. Please feel free to add or amend as you see fit and to make representations to your local Councillors demanding that Labour rein-in their reckless expenditure of OUR money.
We advocate:
- An immediate reduction in staffing levels by a minimum of 20% - if Birmingham City Council can do it, so can Sandwell;
- A reduction in the number of councillors from 72 (three per ward) to 48 (two per ward) as there is no need for so many Sandwell councillors, particularly noting that local taxpayers are now having to also pay for the West Midlands Combined Authority;
- Sale of the Council's stake in Birmingham Airport - which will raise a substantial sum for the people of Sandwell and be a notionally "green" option;
- Implementation a one-year moratorium of ALL expenditure which is not directly necessary for the provision of statutory services - ending all payments to cronies and on Labour vanity projects;
- Cessation of all payments for a minimum of one year to charities and organisations save where they are directly engaged in the provision of statutory services and, in particular, cessation of payments to Labour crony fake charities such as SCVO, SCIPs etc.;
- The introduction of proper charges to charities, and other organisations for use of Council offices, town halls and facilities (particularly where local charities hold substantial cash reserves);
- The cessation of payments to departing employees over and above their contractual/statutory entitlement and a ban on the use of confidential gagging agreements;
- The immediate reduction on Facility Time payments to trade union officials to one full-time post equivalent per union together with charging all trade unions market rents for the occupancy of Council premises;
- Outsourcing of the Council's press office via a competitive tendering process;
- The immediate cancellation of the contract of Scottish-resident Imogen Walker (the supposed guru to Kerrie "Dim Kez" Carmichael) and cessation of the use of contract and agency workers unless there is an absolutely overwhelming case for their use - e.g., in a genuine emergency;
- All land sales to be by way of public auction unless there is a compelling case against this in which case the alternative process to be approved by full Council and made public;
- Cancellation of all further issues of the Sandwell Herald and streamlining of all Council communications to avoid unnecessary duplication;
- No implementation of active travel schemes unless there has been a full, open, consultation and unequivocal support from voters and businesses;
- Outsourcing the "Human Resources" department of the Council via competitive tender (with the added bonus of ensuring actual compliance with employment law);
- Ensuring no further public money is given to Labour crony business organisations such as the undemocratic and unaccountable "Sandwell Business Ambassadors [sic]". Ensure no public money is used to promote additional taxes on Sandwell Businesses via BID schemes and similar;
- Cancel all staff away days for one year (the ban to be reviewed annually) and cancel all sponsorships and/or seat purchases at fake awards dinners and such like (e.g.. Shokat Lal's recent £4,000 p*ss up at a fake "awards" ceremony in Wolverhampton - Skidder passim);
- Reduce the size of the Council's car pool and restrict the use of same for only those journeys which are absoluelty necessary. Similarly reduce employee mileage claims to only those absolutely necessary;
- Publish a monthly income report showing all income received by the Council differentiated to show sums received by the taxpayer and sums generated by Sandwell Labour's taxes and charges (e.g., bin levy, increased parking charges, increased housing rents etc.)
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