Monday, March 13, 2006
Gladys Hobson
Hobson's choice for Almo
The new "independent" housing organisation being set up by South Tyneside Council to manage it's housing stock has announced the appointment of a Chairman. Former Labour Councillor, and party stalwart, Gladys Hobson will front the organisation as it sets out to bid for more central government cash to help improve the standards of housing enjoyed by Council tenants. Gladys is the former member of the Council for the Beacon and Bents Ward and in 2004 she came sixth out of seven candidates in the election for the Hebburn North ward. She is married to the well known Labour activist Wal Hobson, better known as "Blair's boot boy" following his man handling of the octagenarian heckler at last year's Labour Party Conference. (See my post in this blog). Gladys, however, has not made quite such an impact, I have been unable to find a picture of her on the usual image search engines, and the only reference of any note on the internet is a report of her unveiling the statue of Dolly Peel in 1987, which over looks the Tyne at River Drive, South Shields.
Of course the real direction that the arms length housing organisation should take will be set by it's, yet to be announced, Chief Executive, and I have already warned of the dangers of following the example set by a similar body in Sunderland! So, will the new "company" be completely independent and impartial, or will it be influenced by the ruling group on the Council?
It gives a completely new definition to ALMO (Another Labour Mismanagement Opportunity!)
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