Glasgow, Equal Pay, Rabbits and Hats



Here's an arresting image which I think is a fair way of explaining Glasgow City Council's 'plan' for producing an equal pay settlement offer in December 2018.

 In effect, senior council officials are claiming that in the run up to Christmas, in the absence of detailed negotiations with the Claimants Side, they will manage pull a rabbit out of a hat  - and presumably at that point everyone is expected to stand back, cheer and clap in amazement.

 Now this is not how 'serious negotiations' work and the Council knows this full well, of course.

 Negotiations are hard, painstaking work in which two or more parties give themselves the task of finding common ground and whittling away their differences, before bringing forward proposals that both sides can sign up to as part of a legally binding, contractual agreement.

 Negotiations are not about one side going off on its own, working up its own proposals behind closed doors before pulling a rabbit out of hat at some future date.

 I think the Council may now having second thoughts about this cockamamy plan which is good because it's completely MAD, if you ask me! 

   

Popular posts from this blog

LGB Rights - Hijacked By Intolerant Zealots!

Image
Now that we're a month away from the month formerly known as June, we can think about what's happened. Given the new events being rolled out in London, Manchester and across the States, I think this sums up the *erm* transition of Pride. H/T @LGBNOW pic.twitter.com/HL87yIXXHg — Fred Sargeant (@FredSargeant) August 2, 2023 No doubt about it - the once proud campaign in support of lesbian and gay rights has been hijacked by intolerant trans zealots!     
Read more

SNP - Conspiracy of Silence

Image
So here's the issue - two Glasgow MSPs (Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf) have been asked a reasonable question about their use of public money to employ two SNP councillors who already have full-time, salaried jobs as senior elected members of Glasgow City Council.   But these two public servants (both long-serving ministers) refuse to answer, so what to do next? One regular reader suggests raising the matter on the floor of the Scottish Parliament which is a good idea, but requires an MSP who's prepared to put down a written question for Scottish Ministers to answer. So here's a list of activities which will help shine a light on what has been going on because as Lord Nolan once said apropos driving up standards in public life - 'daylight is the best disinfectant'. Write to the leader of Glasgow City Council Write to the Chief Executive of Glasgow City Council Write to all elected members in Glasgow City Council Write to the party leaders in Glasgow City Council W
Read more