Tag Archives: Mike Jackson

Council bosses critical of Perry’s costly ‘transformation’ plan

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how even insiders have been forced to admit that the Mayor’s plan to ‘fix the finances’ has flopped The council and the government-appointed Commissioners are “concerned with transformation pace, focus and outcomes” related to … Continue reading →

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That’s ACE! Gaskell the latest to join council’s growing 200 club

Cash-strapped Croydon now has at least three execs, two of them interims, being paid at rates of £200,000 per year or more. But someone in Mayor Jason Perry’s council is trying to keep the latest appointment a secret. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading →

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Exposed: New CEO’s role in Norfolk’s £30m incinerator scandal

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Did Mayor Perry’s appointments committee bother to conduct a full background check into the employment record of the man they have just handed the council’s top job and £1,500 per day pay? A big Croydon welcome to … Continue reading →

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£1,500 per day for bankrupt council’s third CEO in 10 months

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The propaganda department at cash-strapped Croydon Council waited until just before 6pm to sneak out the announcement of its latest interim chief exec. What they failed to mention is that Mike Jackson, who is to be … Continue reading →

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