West Midlands blogger The Stirrer makes an interesting observation today, noting that Birmingham City Council are still happily hiring for highly paid non-jobs, seemingly unphased by how insensitive this might look to taxpayers and soon-to-be redundant staff.
The newly created position is for a Climate Change Adaptation and Green Infrastructure Manager on a tidy £40k per year. It looks as though BCC are prioritising their mission to save the planet over and above more immediate financial problems…