Comments on: Foundation Status – “behaving like any other business” http://swindontuc.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/foundation-status-behaving-like-any-other-business/ Campaigning in the workplace and the community Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:22:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Martin Wicks http://swindontuc.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/foundation-status-behaving-like-any-other-business/#comment-501 Martin Wicks Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:25:57 +0000 http://swindontuc.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/foundation-status-behaving-like-any-other-business/#comment-501 Well Geoff we never did get a reply though I spoke to an apparatchik. In fact the "constitutional arrangements" were not part of the consultation. The government spin is all about 'local control' but in fact the governors have no power to block or change any executive decisions by the Board of Directors. The power they have is like that of the Directors of a business. The election for governors is currently taking place. We did consider standing somebody but you have to sign up to a vow of silence, the equivalent of 'commercial in confidence'. There is a sort of Dof H template for all this which I will write about later. It shows that there is no 'local control'. Well Geoff we never did get a reply though I spoke to an apparatchik. In fact the “constitutional arrangements” were not part of the consultation.

The government spin is all about ‘local control’ but in fact the governors have no power to block or change any executive decisions by the Board of Directors. The power they have is like that of the Directors of a business.

The election for governors is currently taking place. We did consider standing somebody but you have to sign up to a vow of silence, the equivalent of ‘commercial in confidence’.

There is a sort of Dof H template for all this which I will write about later. It shows that there is no ‘local control’.

]]> By: Dr.Geoff Mitchell http://swindontuc.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/foundation-status-behaving-like-any-other-business/#comment-500 Dr.Geoff Mitchell Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:24:24 +0000 http://swindontuc.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/foundation-status-behaving-like-any-other-business/#comment-500 A very helpful briefing Hull and East Yorks Trust is going through a similar charade.Whatanswers did you get to the questions on page 4? A very helpful briefing Hull and East Yorks Trust is going through a similar charade.Whatanswers did you get to the questions on page 4?

]]>