25 November 2011

Who ate all the pies? ( but isn't overweight ).

So here is the list of the gifts and hospitality ( perks ) enjoyed by the Chief Executive's Office and Chief Executive's Service ( a distinction made by the council not by Mr Mustard ) all of which were consumed or received by one Nick Walkley. The FT Diary was given to the mayor's charity.

Date
Item
Value
Giver
27/04/2010
Tie
c. £4.50
Finnish delegation
08/05/2010
Mayor’s Charity Dinner


19/05/2010
CBI  Dinner

IBM
03/06/2010
Breakfast
£18
Tribal Group
16/06/2010
Tea
£15
McKinsey & Google
06/07/2010
Dinner – LGA Conference

IMPOWER
07/07/2010
Breakfast – LGA Conference

Localis/Accenture
07/07/2010
Reception – LGA Conference

Localis
30/07/2010
Lunch at Board Meeting

Enterprise
23/08/2010
Ramadan Dinner
£20
Barnet Muslim Forum
06/10/2010
Coffee during Hendon Ward Walk

Cllr Mark Shooter
11/10/2010
Lunch at Savoro’s
£15
Hammersons
13/10/2010
Dinner at SOLACE Conference

Tribal - accepted but did not attend
25/10/2010
LGC Lunch
£10
LGC
22/11/2010
2011 FT Diary

Kier
22/11/2010
Morphou Dinner
£20

01/12/2010
Dinner for Chief Executives

Local Government Improvement and

Development and ACEVO
08/12/2010
LGC Dinner
£30
LGC
09/12/2010
Drinks
£5
Maxim Consulting
17/12/2010
Dinner
£50-£60 
Brent Cross developers and partners
10/02/2011
Public Services Summit
£495
The Guardian
2 day conference & dinner
23/03/2011
LGC Awards Dinner (as judge)

LGC





So next time you see non-stick wearing a tie, stare at it very hard and try to work out if it is from Finland and only worth £4.50  The Finns evidently weren't that impressed if their gift was only worth £4.50 - it was probably better to give nothing at all.

Get you own better tie here for $35


Only 10 dinners in the entire 12 months. A certain Cabinet Member is 5 times more productive than that?

What sort of jobsworth world are we in when the Chief Exec feels that he needs to list that a councillor bought him a cup of coffee during a ward visit? Hardly likely to sway someone's judgment, now is it.

Mr Mustard has eaten at Savoro ( not Savoro's ) in High Barnet. Last time he went of an evening the place was very busy and the food really is very good for the price charged. The lunch menu is an absolute bargain but Mr Mustard can't stop for lunch - too many blogs to write.

So who didn't get any perks, if the list is to be believed?

Zina Etheridge
Assistant Chief Executive
Not even a cup of coffee

Chris Palmer
Interim Assistant Director - Communications
Not even a cup of coffee

Gavin Lambert
Interim Assistant Director - Strategy
Not even a cup of coffee

Richard Grice
Assistant Director - Customer Services
Not even a cup of coffee

Ms Etheridge and Mr Grice have moved on, the latter to BT, who are bidding for the very customer service department he left behind.

Yours frugally

Mr Mustard

2 comments:

  1. Please tell me:

    Is this info. only released for April-March each year?

    That is, is there anything more recent available from the council as well?

    ReplyDelete
  2. No baarnett, I did a Freedom of Information request. You can ask for any period that you like. I will probably visit this once a year.

    ReplyDelete

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