tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post674894647587746449..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: You having a laugh?Mrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-61893725053349524052010-09-21T08:46:49.244+01:002010-09-21T08:46:49.244+01:00There does seem to be a wide variation between the...There does seem to be a wide variation between the amount of responsibility each Chair has, for the same pay, very odd, & yes,one might imagine that of all of them Planning might actually require a higher contribution - although of course the local Planning Forums do exist for a purpose. However, the question is whether the work required by any or all of these Chair posts deserves such generous allowances. More importantly, there is no moral justification whatsoever for more than doubling the pay, especially at this time, when ordinary workers are being expected to carry the burden of spending cuts, or even face the loss of their jobs. It is an apppalling act of self indulgence.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-47903615021782475602010-09-20T23:48:41.677+01:002010-09-20T23:48:41.677+01:00I haven't been to a Planning Committee for a l...I haven't been to a Planning Committee for a long time, but that is actually the one (and only) committee I have a certain amount of respect for. Well, not respect, let's say sympathy.<br /><br />Theoretically, the members have a high workload, given the large amount of paperwork they have to work their way through.<br /><br />I have never established if they make on-site visits, but their allowances may include that. (By the way, what is the collective noun for a load of planning councillors in a mini-bus, if that is how they get about?)<br /><br />I think in reality, though, most members are just as idle as your other examples of untalented pond life, and simply leave the actual work to officers.baarnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301292285255035403noreply@blogger.com