Asleep at the wheel
People may remember how the Labour Council overcharged vulnerable adults with learning difficulties for their care. This came to light because of a ‘whistleblower’ – Martin Morton, who worked for the Council and whose job it was to protect these vulnerable adults, who tried, on several occasions, to have the overcharging brought to an end.
During his 12 months as Leader of the Council, one of the first acts of Cllr Jeff Green was to commission the independent investigation, led by Anna Klonowski, to report into the way in which Wirral’s vulnerable adults were cared for.
Today, despite a long delay, the full report has finally been published.
You can read Cllr Green’s comments in full here - I think his final paragraph sums it up:
‘What is clear is that Foulkes and his administration were asleep at the wheel, politicising all our attempts to highlight the appalling treatment of some of the most vulnerable people in our society’.
and…
‘We saw Martin Morton bullied, belittled and browbeaten…….now the whole Borough can see how the Council has treated its staff and the people it was supposed to be caring for’.
I have met Martin Morton a couple of times and have been impressed by his honesty and integrity. I’m delighted that he has been vindicated – again.
