| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Horse Play in Isleworth? | |
| Posted by: | Phil Andrews | |
| Date/Time: | 15/02/15 21:54:00 |
| The root of the problem Tim is that Hounslow Council, institutionally, does not understand WHY it should consult residents - about anything, at any time, ever. This seems to be a thing that affects councillors and officers equally, and it is sometimes difficult to see which of them is leading the other in their efforts to disregard public opinion to the very best of their ability. Indeed one sometimes forms the impression that they consider it a weakness and a slight on their authority to do something which the people who elected them (or employ them) actually want them to do. They hear buzz words like "localism" emanating from their national leaders and seem then to spend their time working out ways in which they can incorporate them into their lexicon without having to do anything practical towards embracing them as a part of their actual political method. I can't find the actual reference but I definitely recall Ruth Cadbury writing something on her blog in 2010 to the effect that she and her party would learn from the mistakes of the past so as to ensure that nothing like 2006 ever happens to them again. In the excitement that has followed the more recent elections of last May she and they would appear to have forgotten these very wise words and have become crazed with power once again, probably even more so than previously. It's a bit like giving matches to small children, certain of them have just not developed enough emotionally for them to be really trusted with power. Judged by his recent antics I would say Steve Curran is probably the worst example of such a councillor. Certain of the people he is promoting and using in his quest to remain at the top of the greasy pole increasingly conduct themselves in a way which borders on illegality. It will all end in tears, believe me. |