tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post1466233322922649008..comments2023-05-10T16:38:37.925+01:00Comments on Stockwood Pete: Jon Rogers is ditched as Transport ExecPete Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115478143080295370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-9333774657687738722010-05-14T11:27:35.437+01:002010-05-14T11:27:35.437+01:00The Bristol Blogger wrote:
"It's not muc...The Bristol Blogger wrote:<br /><br />"<i>It's not much of a secret that Jon's relationship with his staff and officers at transport was at rock bottom.</i>"<br /><br />I wonder if this is because Jon actually challenged what he was being told by his officers and/or made decisions which overruled them instead of being a nice compliant councillor and doing as his officers advised, to which the latter are more used and definitely prefer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-90122933073490856622010-05-14T00:32:49.443+01:002010-05-14T00:32:49.443+01:00It's not much of a secret that Jon's relat...It's not much of a secret that Jon's relationship with his staff and officers at transport was at rock bottom.<br /><br />A move was inevitable just to keep the peace.<br /><br />Not sure he'll fare well at health either, which is all about finance, finance, finance.<br /><br />Does a move to the back benches beckon?The Bristol Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776065164023718096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-23361829769443452202010-05-14T00:22:53.992+01:002010-05-14T00:22:53.992+01:00Jon was kind enough to call me today to say he was...Jon was kind enough to call me today to say he was taking on a new cabinet role. <br /><br />I'm sorry to see him leave the transport portfolio as his relatively non-partisan approach ensured broad cross-party backing for his efforts - which followed my contribution and that of all our predecessors. I wish him well for the future. <br /><br />I'm not sure that the spirit of cross-party engagement will now be as strong given his move and replacement by someone who finds it extremely difficult to work with Labour (and other) cllrs. I hope I'm proved wrong.<br /><br />Mark BradshawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com