Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, 6:25 am
Manchester City Council Report Card – Part 10 – Cultural Rot and Discrimination (Even Therein)
Filed under: A month ago: “A scathing report into Manchester City Council’s working culture has found a prevailing “boys’ club” mentality and widespread bad behaviour”
bout 3 weeks ago I went to Manchester City Council and was appalled to find many services had vanished and some staff was confrontational.
I suspect G4S is escalating things where this isn’t needed and there’s no genuine effort to help citizens, whom they now call “customers” (as if our city has become a corporation).
The working environment too appears to have become toxic, based on this recent report. Quoting some bits:
A scathing report into Manchester City Council’s working culture has found a prevailing “boys’ club” mentality and widespread bad behaviour by senior staff. The internal document – that will be shared with council workers tomorrow and is based on a survey of nearly 1,200 staff – was commissioned in light of reporting by The Mill last year that uncovered the “sleazy” behaviour of senior officials at a staff awards ceremony in 2024.
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When we approached the council before publishing this story, CEO Tom Stannard said: “it is completely unacceptable that anyone should feel undervalued, unable to raise concerns, unsupported if they do or – in the worst cases – unsafe. These issues cannot and will not be ignored.” Stannard said the report is the product of an “unparalleled council-wide listening exercise with nothing off limits”, and added: “Some of the experiences described are deeply concerning and make for uncomfortable reading.”
From what I was able to gather, based on two long visits, even citizens (now “customers) are unable to raise issues.
If they do, things escalate and I regard this to be a form of intimidation.
G4S et al don’t belong in the public sector. They are militarising the authorities.
