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Bluey offers a ‘perfect’ illustration of good play for three- to six-year-olds, according to experts. It’s Saturday morning when the much-anticipated call comes. I pick up the phone to hear the unhurried and unmistakably Australian tones of Joe Brumm, creator and writer of Bluey, the hit ABC TV kids’ cartoon about a blue heeler family living in Brisbane. Then my heart sinks as it becomes clear this is the worst time to speak to the man who, according to experts, is producing some of the best parental role-modelling Australian TV audiences have ever seen. My children have turned into wild things. Approximately five seconds into the call, my then six-year-old arrives with news of her then two-year-old sister. “She’s knocked over her house, destroyed all the pencils, ruined the coffee table and drawn on her back!” ....
Normal text size Very large text size Itâs Saturday morning when the much-anticipated call comes. I pick up the phone to hear the unhurried and unmistakably Australian tones of Joe Brumm, creator and writer of Bluey, the hit ABC TV kidsâ cartoon about a blue heeler family living in Brisbane. Then my heart sinks as it becomes clear this is the worst time to speak to the man who, according to experts, is producing some of the best parental role-modelling Australian TV audiences have ever seen. My children have turned into wild things. Approximately five seconds into the call, my then six-year-old arrives with news of her then two-year-old sister. âSheâs knocked over her house, destroyed all the pencils, ruined the coffee table and drawn on her back!â ....
£7,000 jobs as sop to small parties is indefensible , says North Somerset councillor Leader Don Davies - described as supreme autocrat of North Somerset - said he did not have the power to change the constitution 10:03, 22 APR 2021 SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as âindefensibleâ. The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a âclumsy leviathanâ while others were âsops to small partiesâ. ....
North Somerset Council s full council meeting - Credit: North Somerset Council A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as “indefensible”. The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a “clumsy leviathan” while others were “sops to small parties”. Others called for greater scrutiny of the positions and the power they wield but were told changing the structure would mean amending the constitution. Cllr Crockford-Hawley told the full council meeting on April 20: “The creation of flimsy assistant executive positions for no reason other than offering sops to small parties at £7,203 a shot is, I think, quite indefensible. ....
North Somerset Council s full council meeting - Credit: North Somerset Council A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as “indefensible”. The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a “clumsy leviathan” while others were “sops to small parties”. Others called for greater scrutiny of the positions and the power they wield but were told changing the structure would mean amending the constitution. Cllr Crockford-Hawley told the full council meeting on April 20: “The creation of flimsy assistant executive positions for no reason other than offering sops to small parties at £7,203 a shot is, I think, quite indefensible. ....