THE `LET THEM EAT SANDWICHES' AWARD
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Pendleton Together and Keepmoat
Pendleton Together and Keepmoat, the two companies at the centre of the £650million PFI project to `make things better', had to apologise to tenants stuck in horrendous conditions during the refurbishment of their blocks this autumn.
One 73 year old man in Whitebeam Court was left living on sandwiches as his cooker was disconnected for weeks, while he and others were left without heating and hot water. Over at Spruce Court another bloke was left without daylight for nine months, as a workmen's cradle lift landed outside his window on a daily basis, while others complained of shoddy workmanship, chaos and their flats being left `like a hand grenade had gone off' (see here and see here).
Even a senior housing officer on the project stated that he was "shocked" and "disturbed" after visiting some of the tenants' flats. Pendleton Together and Keepmoat were forced to apologise for the disruption and promised "additional support for those in difficult circumstances relating to lack of finance or specific personal needs", and an "emergency compensation scheme".
The `emergency compensation scheme' turned out to include £1 per day for those left without washing facilities, and £2 per day for those who had no cooking facilities. Just think of all the butties the 73 year old could buy with that!
Now the Salford Star is hearing that, despite the apologies and very generous cooking and washing compensation, there's still trouble in them there towerblocks. Could it all be connected with cutting corners to make bigger profits for the PFI investors around the world?
So hang your `We don't matter' banners out of your 16th floor flat and pay homage to the winners of the Salford Star Mary Burns `Let Them Eat Sandwiches' Award...
...Pendleton Together and Keepmoat!!!
If someone from Pendleton Together or Keepmoat would like to make an acceptance speech please use the comments box below...
The 2014 Salford Star Mary Burns Awards...
The Our Friends In The North Memorial Prize – Sigma Capital Group – click here
The Daft As A Brush Panto Award – Salford City Council – click here
The China In Your Eyes Award – Salford City Mayor Ian Stewart - click here
The Ben Hur Award For Services To Hollywood - Salford City Council - click here
The Bridge Over Troubled Water Award - Salford City Mayor Ian Stewart - click here
The Downhill Slalom Gold Medal For Collapsing Fracking Share Prices – IGas Energy – click here
The George Bush `Read My Lips' Award' - Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart – click here
The Feed The Rich With £6Million Award (Part 1) – Peel Holdings – click here
The Feed The Rich With £6Million Award (Part 2) – Scarborough Development Group – click here
In The Thick Of It Award for PR – Matthew Finnegan – click here
The Palm d'Or Award – Hazel Blears – click here
The Salford Red Devils `Paperwork Error' Award - Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart – click here
The One Rule For The Mayor And One For Everyone Else Award – Salford City Mayor Ian Stewart – click here
The Disgraceful Disgusting Urban Splash award – Urban Splash – click here
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