Well well well. Who would have thought the Thames Festival could have generated so much debate?First off - to anyone who left the market for the weekend to do the Festival I say well done. You're running a business and you have to turn a profit. If anyone took a personal pop at you in my blog I have to say that's not fair. Unless you cravenly crawled up Barmy's arse to achieve your ends - but I'm sure nobody would do such a thing.
To Barmy I also say well done. You're in this market business to line your pockets and blow your own trumpet (and Eric's too no doubt) so sod Greenwich. As you've made crystal clear for the last four years, loyalty's for shlubs.
I think Barmy made a magnificent fist of the Thames Festival. Sure there were problems - arriving on the day to find he didn't have the right power couplings to light the stalls was inspired - but overall the idea of using another market's resources at someone else's expense to enable his own enterprise was brilliant.
What other manager of Greenwich Market would have thought of taking its manager (himself), its assistant manager, its stall erectors and half its regular traders away from Greenwich for a whole weekend. Genius.
So Greenwich Market was half empty and looked like shit, leaving half the visitors with such a bad impression that they won't come back again. So what? So Greenwich Hospital's profit-based rental income was nixed for a whole weekend. So what? So USM staff had to neglect other duties to fill in for the missing ones. So what? So the remaining market porters and Barmy's substitute manager had to erect and break down stalls for the missing stall erectors. So what? It was all for Barmy - be proud and bask in his reflected glory.
When Barmy's stand-in at Greenwich was asked "where's Barmy and Pat?" the reply was "on holiday". Can the dynamic duo really have been getting holiday pay from USM while trousering a fee from the Festival for neglecting their duties at Greenwich? Surely not.
Bravissimo Barmy! You're a complete prick - oh bugger this keyboard - I meant prince, of course.
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If I was an employer and found out that one of my staff was promoting another rival business I would sack them. It's a clear conflict of interest.
OK, you can't control staff in their spare time but most contracts state that you are not allowed to be involved in any other business which may harm your employer's own.
Hasn't he gone already.Don't tell me he's gone on holiday or is that a euphemism for sacked! or am I just spreading nasty rumours !Which ever Greenwich Market feels quite nice albiet poor ---now put some money in to advertising GSM and Greenwich Hospital before we go down the proverbial pan!Nice to let off steam sometimes.
Why is it that it's always "turn a blind eye" when it comes down to Barny's strange and mysterious ways? No-one else would have got away with so much surely? What is the relationship between Barny and Eric Reynolds? Where is Barny now? Has he gone? That would be a huge relief. Answers on a postcard please ....
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