Dirty city needs someone who can manage money

“All that was needed was double glazing to update it?!
Here is a report from 2007 giving a few more details, and this was BEFORE all the problems were uncovered:

"Structural work is needed to the Council House to stop it sinking. Large cracks have appeared in several walls of the building because of subsidence and structural engineers say it will have to be underpinned soon to stop it subsiding further. The problem is believed to be caused by the River Derwent washing away some of the building's foundations. Engineers have monitored the building for several years but the severity of the subsidence has only just come to light.

It is hoped the cost of putting the problem right will be contained within £5m set aside for refurbishing the building, however, this money will also have to pay for new windows, rewiring and cosmetic improvements over the next three years. Council leader Chris Williamson said, "The cracks in one corridor have grown to one or two inches in places. It is just anecdotal evidence and doesn't mean the floor has moved by that much but it is clear there is movement. It is a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, we need to do something more permanent."

Chris Edwards, assistant director of property services at the council, said assessment work would have to be done within the next 12 months to find out the exact cause of the problem before a solution could be worked out. He said, "Until we get something into the floor and take some core samples to see what's there, we don't know how exactly we are going to tackle it. It is likely we will need some form of underpinning. We can't just leave it." (Source: Derby Evening Telegraph, Jun/07)" http://tinyurl.com/d37s7mj”

“G Francis, you are a berk.”

“"when all it needed was double glazing to update it?"

Eh? You know this for a fact do you?
Not a double glazing salesman by any chance are you G Francis?”