“What authority does Kay Cutts have over window policies?

So much for saving public money and focusing on essential services - lavish £11,000 refurbishments are clearly NOT in the interests of the public in the current financial sitation.

What a mess.”

“I think I am perhaps usefully placed to comment on the current situation at County Hall. Yes, I am an employee of the County Council, but I have never felt so angered, annoyed, frustrated by the latest farce.
It is true, the new Conservative Administration quite frankly have got no idea what they are doing. It is led by a woman who very much thinks that she is Margaret Thatcher; she is the one making the decision and the vegetables (anyone remember the Spitting Image sketch) in her Cabinet are a group of self-important individuals, yes, ex-company ¿men¿ who are great button counters, used car salesmen etc but have no idea about providing public ser vices. Oh, and then there¿s Cllr Laughton ¿ whose sole aim in life is to interfere and feather his own prospective parliamentary nest.
Also, some of the comments posted are correct, they cannot and will not make any decision that is why there is so much anger and frustration in the Council. The issues that matter are going to be debated in September ¿ but if getting control of the Council was so important to the Tories, why didn¿t the debate them over summer? Multi-million pound decision are being avoided, whist silly personal issues are being focused on. OK, the purpose of the Politicians (of whatever party) is to set policy, and the Officers are to implement policy and manage the Council ¿ so what is the Chief Executive doing? He seems to have just decided to be a sheep (or perhaps a vegetable) and pander to Cllr Thatcher¿s (oh, sorry Cutt¿s personal ambitions).
It was said by Cllr Cutts that Officers had been brainwashed by years of Labour rule??? Well, now seems to be the time to brainwash Officers as Tory puppets, just a real shame that the senior officers, Corporate Directors and Chief Exec seem to have volunteered themselves to be at the head of the queue.
Come on Mick Burrows, get a backbone and show some of that spirit that we have seen in the past and stop this farce.
Oh, and Callum Double-Barrel, you need to go back to Whitehall, stop telling senior officers and the media that black is white and everything is under control just because you (and not Cllr Cutts) thinks so ¿ we all know (and you do) that it is not; your sticklebricks and colouring set will still be where you left them.
Just in case anyone thinks that I am a leftie ¿ I am not. Labour had their issues and problems too, but at least they had the sense to know what was and what was not important to the Council and the Public who voted them in.”

“Well, there appears to have been a lot of ranting not relating to the subject of the story. The facts are pretty basic - the new wooden floor was installed to replace a carpet which was only put down last year, the coloured glass panels could not have been seen by any more people than they already have as they were installed at the main entrances to County Hall, three new flag poles on a balcony to fly what flags, and the bit that was missing was the "installation" of a 22 year old Tory "spin doctor" who appears to be the link between the local conservative part and conservative central ofice in London. Whilst the politicians have looked after their accomodation staff are having to work in cramped conditions in rooms that need redecorating. The senior managers also replaced perfectly good wooden doors (excellent fire barriers) wth ones with glass in them so that "they could be seen" by staff. I'm sorry, but the politicians of whatever party are all as bad although there are one or two good ones still at County Hall. The best thing that the folk of Nottinghamshire could have had is/was an elected mayor who would do the best for the people of Nottinghamshire without any political allegiance or whip. When the labour group allegedly asked the folk of Nottinghamshire if that's what they would like I seem to remember that the number voting in favour was very low - not surprising when only a very small sample of residents were asked. Perhaps Mrs. Cutts intends to be the new "iron lady"?”

“Thank god the tories have taken control at County Hall. In Kay Cutts they have a strong, no nonsense, leader who, given time, will deliver the goods. Lets have no more looney lefties commenting on this story. All I can say in conclusion is 'Why not a new wooden floor' after all we have had a load of wooden heads/blockheads walking around County Hall for the past 28 years.”

“Bill, give me 1 example of where Reverand Rushcliff gets his facts wrong?”