tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post1430108236191442520..comments2023-06-17T13:23:01.194+01:00Comments on Old North Mill Avoncliff - The Blog: The Victimhood Card - a change in tacticsnorthmillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212716700413694184noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-22867933233211300092013-11-13T12:05:02.266+00:002013-11-13T12:05:02.266+00:00You should think of the consequences of your actio...You should think of the consequences of your actions. These poor EA staff that you have bullied and harassed will now require counselling which will further inflate the, by the sounds of it, already bloated costs of this project to the general taxpayer. By rolling over and allowing yourselves to be shafted by the EA it would have saved the taxpayers a fortune.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-77235476669497299812013-11-08T19:11:47.283+00:002013-11-08T19:11:47.283+00:00Only to be expected really - no change....
"...Only to be expected really - no change....<br /><br />"Too big to fail" and a build-out of semi-detached "bolt holes". The nabobs on their thrones will reduce the amount of chairs and provide counselling to those left standing when the music stops.<br /><br />We've stuck a few pins in the dinosaur's tail but there is something rather more radical in the works. <br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-60766137580790486332013-11-07T19:00:46.123+00:002013-11-07T19:00:46.123+00:00Well, had a catch up session with a disillusioned ...Well, had a catch up session with a disillusioned friend who is still with the EA. Seems things have changed little, even with the cuts coming in. Apparently, it's a get what you can out of it whilst it lasts atmosphere in some areas. I don't foresee the Avoncliff or other licence payers getting any further with their applications/enquiries In fact, I think the low has yet to be reached.Henryhttp://www.insidetheenvironmentagency.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-64720667535586593552013-11-07T09:21:58.720+00:002013-11-07T09:21:58.720+00:00I'm not sure, is what they do benefiting natur...I'm not sure, is what they do benefiting nature? But they will want to be linked to the EA cost they just got new clothes (uniforms) again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-37638526455798696142013-11-07T09:18:43.081+00:002013-11-07T09:18:43.081+00:00I think you three (two builders and by the sound o...I think you three (two builders and by the sound of it a hydropower consultant (the agent)) should be ashamed of yourselves, how could you be so rotten as to bully 11,400 EA staff who are well qualified and highly paid with in all probability far superior qualifications to do their work. <br /><br />On second thoughts maybe you should be given a medal or maybe an OBE for Services to the Environment.<br /><br />Or even better lots of money as compensation for being screwed around by a load of overpaid civil servants who think they are above the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-14084294962869762832013-11-07T09:12:59.717+00:002013-11-07T09:12:59.717+00:00It's just a place for them to shift some of th...It's just a place for them to shift some of the 11,400 staff to make the numbers look less and jobs for the boys and girls for when the EA disappears. It is also a "we told you this would happen if you got rid of us" set up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-75504192963004336692013-11-07T01:49:58.820+00:002013-11-07T01:49:58.820+00:00Use "outside" organisations that share ...Use "outside" organisations that share the same agenda, but refer to them as independent or expert, without making their true aim or provenance clear.<br /><br />just wonderfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-83497649352198934952013-11-06T19:06:30.932+00:002013-11-06T19:06:30.932+00:00Isn't that outside the EA's remit? No wond...Isn't that outside the EA's remit? No wonder their gov bill is so much - funding random programmes like this, which is under the DECC and associated agencies remite. If this isn't a sign of an organisation that isn't so bloated with public funding then I don't know what is. Tell you what EA, if you are so lost on how to spend your excessive funding, why not use it for something useful, such as actual working flood defences. I guess the North isn't worthy of the services of this non-descript EA organisation - not like we don't face any flood risks from "climate change" is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-3112861929184255212013-11-06T18:57:43.420+00:002013-11-06T18:57:43.420+00:00Not only is the EA a sprawling bureaucracy, it cul...Not only is the EA a sprawling bureaucracy, it cultivates a whole host of other outfits - for instance <a href="http://climatesouthwest.org/about" rel="nofollow">this lot </a> who actually seem to operate out of the EA's Exeter office - what's that about?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-70932442332968086892013-11-06T13:51:35.297+00:002013-11-06T13:51:35.297+00:00naturists surely? I mean, these Emperors ain't...naturists surely? I mean, these Emperors ain't got no clothes....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-51414844891086750292013-11-06T13:47:49.864+00:002013-11-06T13:47:49.864+00:00anon@10:36 Please don't torment us! - if you&...anon@10:36 Please don't torment us! - if you've some links it'd be appreciated.......Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-4830891453251567522013-11-06T11:32:38.399+00:002013-11-06T11:32:38.399+00:00I knew chair warmers were expensive but £160k is r...I knew chair warmers were expensive but £160k is ridiculous. I would expect him to do some constructive work for that amount. If he was a football player he would be expected to score goals. All I can see him doing having read this blog regularly is scoring own goals. Who would want someone who does that on their team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-2234757847972750722013-11-06T11:28:17.702+00:002013-11-06T11:28:17.702+00:00By my calculation from the numbers given a Natural...By my calculation from the numbers given a Natural England staff member costs £86,861 and an EA staff member costs £114,035. If they combine the question is will the NE staff pay rise to match the EA or will the EA staff wages reduce (I think not)? Of course the obvious difference is uniform costs I presume. Why do I presume this? Well Natural England staff must be naturalists and they don't have uniforms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-33583773327354563452013-11-06T10:36:46.206+00:002013-11-06T10:36:46.206+00:00If one cross references Google searches with peopl...If one cross references Google searches with people on LinkedIn claiming EA connections - there appear to be some tantalising connections - company searches too.... just saying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-28490225714954983082013-11-06T10:27:27.568+00:002013-11-06T10:27:27.568+00:00What... and Chris Smiff is value for money? - face...What... and Chris Smiff is value for money? - face meet palm... :-) I've been looking at data.gov.uk for a few years now. The invoices from barrister's chambers look quite juicy.... as do those from AMEC and other "consultancies" - I'd be curious to map out the "cross pollination" between public and private sectors here. On that note - anybody out there know where our old sparring partner John Aldrick has a perch these days? Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-20795829890425089942013-11-06T10:21:33.009+00:002013-11-06T10:21:33.009+00:00Henry - according to my sources this is one duplic...Henry - according to my sources this is one duplication of duties that has not gone un-noticed and some PTB are intending that the merger happens - the job cuts are an opening gambit.<br /><br />That said I have deep reservations about the amount of misanthropic eco-activism that Natural England exhibit. They were planning on closing the southern UK coastline to public access pretty much from Cardiff to Clacton on the flimsiest (shockingly so to anybody with any marine biology experience ) of grounds and splurged loads of money on redundant LIDAR surveys as part of the "project". Misanthropic control freaks should fit right in /sarcTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-56498393965337560252013-11-05T19:41:40.599+00:002013-11-05T19:41:40.599+00:00I knew David Jordan, Director of Operations was we...I knew David Jordan, Director of Operations was well paid, but £160,000+ is beyond belief. http://data.gov.uk/organogram/environment-agencyHenryhttp://www.insidetheenvironmentagency.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-28243971422019634572013-11-05T17:52:11.532+00:002013-11-05T17:52:11.532+00:00I question why Natural England and the Environment...I question why Natural England and the Environment Agency were not combined - could it be because of unnecessary questions about the size of the combined organisation:<br /><br />Natural England - 2,291 staff, budget £199 million<br />Environment Agency - 11,400 staff, budget £1.3 billion<br /><br />Combined body - 13,691 staff, budget £1.499 billion<br /><br />There is a large amount of overlap between the agencies - I know, having worked in a role coordinating some of the overlapping duties. This, of course, is ignoring other bodies with overlapping duties.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_EnglandHenryhttp://www.insidetheenvironmentagency.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-43470286155912305662013-11-05T08:00:48.539+00:002013-11-05T08:00:48.539+00:00NOBODY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD BE PAID MORE T...NOBODY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD BE PAID MORE THAN THE PRIME MINISTER Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-38144488825434012462013-11-04T23:00:05.572+00:002013-11-04T23:00:05.572+00:004 years not surprised the developers are pissed of...4 years not surprised the developers are pissed off WHAT'S GOING ON. Put more people on the job you have enough to spare 11400. Clearly the EA are up to no good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-46698208130112651192013-11-04T17:50:54.060+00:002013-11-04T17:50:54.060+00:00Aye, but our numbers are for a single project in W...Aye, but our numbers are for a single project in Wiltshire. We've heard unconfirmed reports that there are a non trivial quantity of undetermined / disputed hydro projects around the country (tip-offs v.welcome!) beyond Pershore and the Small Hydro Co. that we have detailed here on the Avoncliff North Mill blog. <br /><br />A straw poll of WEEE recyclers and skip hire companies will doubtless turn up a crowd of v.uhappy bunnies and no mistake.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-12175559898463672622013-11-04T16:47:20.164+00:002013-11-04T16:47:20.164+00:00It would appear that using your numbers and let...It would appear that using your numbers and let's just say your cost estimate is double the have wasted the cost of 2 staff, with 11,400 that's a tiny percentage 0.018%. Not worth worrying about, it's a drop in the quagmire.<br />What is however laughable is the EA complaining that they are being put upon and 11,400 staff are being stressed by vexatious, burdensome requests from two builders and an agent. Are they real? Would any of them survive in a real job where you had to perform and also put up with stupid requests from civil servants. I won't say EA officers because hopefully the EA will disappear in a cloud of smoke when the government eventually decides to rid itself of this qango. Unfortunately the idiots will just be relabelled and placed in another named department with the same role = make it as difficult as possible, delay and prevaricate. The dictionary definition of not open and not transparent can then be shortened to read EA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-61541067268828584252013-11-04T14:52:39.418+00:002013-11-04T14:52:39.418+00:00I don't know about salaries - but the numbers ...I don't know about salaries - but the numbers on <a href="http://www.insidetheenvironmentagency.co.uk/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=28" rel="nofollow">Henry's last blog </a> are astonishing.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985591514320408224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-21995162742753128632013-11-04T14:49:05.003+00:002013-11-04T14:49:05.003+00:00crikey - went and looked at the Independent commen...crikey - went and looked at the Independent comments - I thought Indy readers might be a level headed, articulate bunch - I hope the comments aren't representative of the main readershipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200793801449095993.post-69000241981533415392013-11-04T14:29:00.098+00:002013-11-04T14:29:00.098+00:00This government was supposed to have brought down ...This government was supposed to have brought down public sector salaries - it is still significantly higher than relevant private sector salaries. Cameron, pull your finger out of your a*** and get the public sector back in order (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20442666)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com