Eric Pickles informs councils of cuts via press release

7:29pm Thu June 10th
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Eric Pickles must have missed Cameron’s pledge to “take the country with them” on cuts. A pretty good way to annoy local government staff is to inform them of plans to slash their budgets (and possibly their jobs) via press release. Some council chief executives received official notice an hour after their press officers. Western Morning News’ Matt Chorley reports:

Mr Pickles made the announcement in a written ministerial statement at 10.30am this morning, just as he began his debut at the despatch box.

I began phoning the big councils in my patch, and with each call the bemusement of the press officers grew.

They had no idea it was coming and were completely in the dark.

One wonders what Cllr Pickles would think?

UPDATE: A council officer has been in touch to confirm this story: ”The first the Labour leader of my inner-London borough knew of the cuts is when I read the press release out to him.”

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  1. By Bridget Orr on June 10, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    Crap press release from a dude RT @DailyQuail: Like dumping your girlfriend by email, but worse: http://bit.ly/dtSkWJ

  2. By Political Scrapbook on June 10, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    New post –> Eric Pickles informs councils of cuts via press release http://is.gd/cKr6M (via @MattChorley)

  3. By Quietzapple on June 10, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Eric Pickles informs councils of cuts via press release http://is.gd/cKr6M (via @MattChorley)

  4. By LCW on June 10, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    RT @psbook: Eric Pickles informs councils of cuts via press release # http://bit.ly/9Jtc8a

  5. By The Daily Quail on June 10, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    Like dumping your girlfriend by email, but worse: http://bit.ly/dtSkWJ

  6. By Bridget Orr on June 10, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Crap press release from a dude RT @DailyQuail: Like dumping your girlfriend by email, but worse: http://bit.ly/dtSkWJ

  7. By AndyVonPip on June 10, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    RT @DailyQuail: Like dumping your girlfriend by email, but worse: http://bit.ly/dtSkWJ

  8. By Sam Taylor on June 10, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    RT @DailyQuail Like dumping your girlfriend by email, but worse: http://bit.ly/dtSkWJ <<< spurned by Pickles…saddening

  9. By Andy Sutherland on June 10, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Eric Pickles informs councils of cuts via press release http://is.gd/cKr6M (via @MattChorley)

  10. By Political Scrapbook on June 11, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Updated post –> A council officer has been in touch to confirm yesterday's story on Eric Pickles' cuts by press release http://is.gd/cKr6M

  11. By Charlotte Stamper on June 11, 2010 at 10:51 am

    RT @psbook A council officer has been in touch to confirm yesterday's story on Eric Pickles' cuts by press release. http://is.gd/cKr6M

  12. By Fenrir on June 11, 2010 at 10:59 am

    RT @psbook: Updated post –> Couldn't the Labour Leader read? Why is the council employee twittering instead of working? http://is.gd/cKr6M

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