Reverend Paul Flowers - Ex Co-Op Bank boss busted.
Discussion
over_the_hill said:
Drugs and other issues aside how does a Rev. and Labour Councillor get promoted to Chairman of a Bank?
I would imagine by simply being in the same 'social networks' as the board that appointed him. If I was them, I 'd would be deleting any links to him as quickly as possible and making sure that their after work activities were as ring fenced as I could make them. Methinks the papers will be sniffing around the rest of them to see what else they can find. Makes me want to vomit quite honestly and goes to show what one of the major problems with this country is. People promoted or elected way beyond their abilities because of who they know or because of their gender or race. Fair enough if its a small company where the damage is limited but when its something like this its truly disgraceful. It makes you think of the last days of the French Aristocracy and the decadence that was rife then.
There was a Blackadder reference up there, I think you'll find this is the one we really need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBhTIoIXoTI
His CV must look great, no wonder he got the top job. Compare that to what a school leaver or student has to go through to boost their CV so as to have a chance of getting a job, pouring over every word, getting relevant work experience (often unpaid) etc. And this festering, fetid, corrupt hulk of self-indulgence walks into a well paid top job. Sometimes this country seems like some banana republic. Let's see some justice being done and some meritocracy in action. No wonder anything Labour touches, including the economy, goes down the pan.
10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
He may simply have contravened the usage regulations for council property. He presumably then "resigned" rather than face disciplinary process.10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
150k of false expenses claims wasn't it? Edit no that was stollen from the charity. Wonder if he got caught with his hand in the till there too.A reverend stealing from a charity. And people still believe that s
te.Edited by Pesty on Friday 22 November 09:20
10 Pence Short said:
Pesty said:
150k of false expenses claims wasn't it?
No, that was the charity he was thrown out of. The Council he was asked to leave and the bank he left in disgrace and the church that doesn't want anything to do with him are separate.At least Ed Miliband's still his mate.
Is it strange that Cameron and the media describe him as running a bank into the ground, but he was chairman not CEO, surely the CEO runs the company and the chairman is just the pretty face.
Pesty said:
10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
150k of false expenses claims wasn't it? Edit no that was stollen from the charity. Wonder if he got caught with his hand in the till there too.A reverend stealing from a charity. And people still believe that s
te.Edited by Pesty on Friday 22 November 09:20
Andy Zarse said:
crankedup said:
Andy Zarse said:
crankedup said:
The Co-op in serious difficulties is one thing, right now I also have some serious problems which have just emerged. I've only gone and forgot about topping up our casserole which was in the oven, burnt to a cinder 
Talk about it never rains but it pours, what happens when the other half comes home for a delicious casserole. 
Are you on ket? Talk about it never rains but it pours, what happens when the other half comes home for a delicious casserole. 
Nah, I was on a ladder painting our upper landing. White-washing as best I could
RSoovy4 said:
He never qualified as a banker.
A labour councillor yes, a man of the cloth yes, and a rent boy pole-ing drug taker yes, a fiddler of expenses yes, a friend and donor to Millitw@t, yes.
But not a banker.
Now be fair he did do an exam once and then got part way through the second one. PLUS I think he may actually be better value than that Mayor from Canada.A labour councillor yes, a man of the cloth yes, and a rent boy pole-ing drug taker yes, a fiddler of expenses yes, a friend and donor to Millitw@t, yes.
But not a banker.
Totally laughable.
RSoovy4 said:
Pesty said:
10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
150k of false expenses claims wasn't it? Edit no that was stollen from the charity. Wonder if he got caught with his hand in the till there too.A reverend stealing from a charity. And people still believe that s
te.Edited by Pesty on Friday 22 November 09:20
ClaphamGT3 said:
RSoovy4 said:
Pesty said:
10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
150k of false expenses claims wasn't it? Edit no that was stollen from the charity. Wonder if he got caught with his hand in the till there too.A reverend stealing from a charity. And people still believe that s
te.Edited by Pesty on Friday 22 November 09:20
It's a Mrs Beaton, under-the-counter recipe.
Edited by Digga on Friday 22 November 11:01
10 Pence Short said:
Yes, but I still don't understand why he was thrown off Bradford council? Gay porn on a laptop puts him at the virtuous end in those parts.
There seems to be some question as to what the laptop had on it and if the strength of that content merits sufficient grounds for dismissal. The fact that he resigned on the spot without notice or further disciplinary interview surely gives the clue? He was obviously told at the time that he would be fired and given the chance to resign to avoid a scandal breaking out, which could have implicated others on the council in a variety of ways.The fact is he was using a company status computer, at work, and in direct contravention of his employment conditions (by the public incidentally). The content was reported as gay porn. What other reasons must be given for his dismissal? This man is of singularly unpleasant character, let alone all his other proclivities. The fact remains none of the council activities would have come to light if not for the exposure of him as a drug dealer/user. That’s why he was given the option of a quiet retirement.
As in other cases of disgraceful behaviour by public figures recently, there are others who will be covering tracks with their ‘friends’ circling the wagons. Haven’t heard any congratulations about the paper wot did it. Surprise, surprise.
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