| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Steering Group Video on Front Page..... | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 01/12/14 18:26:00 |
| It's difficult Adam to see what else one could do. I would love to be more actively involved, but my working hours would never permit me to be a reliable attendee. But I feel I did my bit right from the start, ages ago now. Frankly, I don't know how some councillors, Love 'em or Hate 'em ever find the time to attend the meetings and functions as well as plough through the minutae of documents. It is noticeable that many of those who do manage this don't have proper jobs or seem to work in the public sector. Certainly my employer would not tolerate the amount of time taken off or the short hours that one Cllr. I know takes. I wonder too how enthusiastic you wold be if you had to object or involve yourself if you did not have the job and skills you have? Especially out of hours in your own time. I think I've done all I can, I attended meetings, exhibitions and filled in the forms and made my criticisms known. Wrote letters and yes, let off steam a bit on this forum. I've done all that I could as an individual, like many other individuals I expect. As a person who has architectural , structural construction and design skills in with a more creative stance, dealing with the red tape and endless posturing over regulations and various departments interpretation of such is not for me. But seeing what works and what doesn't and what is right or wrong does not require these skills. I was never entirely happy with the steering groups ideas but found very early on that it was also a bit of a closed club except when they need our support. That was also apparent amongst others at some of the meetings. But the overwhelming scenario which seems to really blight this town and sadly quite a few others is the dominance of politics and if you are not part of that scene then you are ..well for want of a better word, a pleb ( probably it's correct Greek use) Plenty of people have good ideas, plenty can see the shortcomings and are not afraid to say so. But just because they are not 'experts' in the eyes of professionals does not mean that their ideas and inputs are invalid or inferior. |