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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!
Posted by: Vanessa Smith
Date/Time: 27/02/21 10:57:00

Given some of the drivel coming out of the mouths of some of our elected members you begin to question if they actually understand the system of local governance at all.

I give you this gem.
'DEPUTY LEADER LILY BATH DEFENDS COUNCILLORS' PAY RISES. "If you don't pay even the average amount you're only going to get privileged people to stand as councillors," Cllr Bath told Budget Question Time last night (Thursday). "It should encourage people from different walks of life to participate, so that they can give up a job and can afford to be a councillor. If you can't afford to be a councillor, we're not going to get a diverse range of members, which means we won't get diverse decision making and ultimately good decision making."

Being a local councillor is worlds away from the way MPs work. What would happen to any luckless person taking notice to give up the day job to be a councillor who then lost their seat? Are we going down the road of pensions and golden handshakes for the people who lose out? How on earth paying large amounts of money would guarantee a 'diverse range of members'? The whole concept of a primarily volunteer civic duty seems to have been overtaken by pound signs. There are undoubtedly councillors who are worth their salt, there are also those who sit back, do nothing and keep taking the money, and let paid officers call the shots. Obviously some of the current crop have a lot of learning to do!

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
It's another world!18/02/21 16:25:00 Vanessa Smith
   Re:It's another world!18/02/21 17:01:00 Raymond Havelock
      Re:Re:It's another world!18/02/21 18:36:00 Pat Kingham
      Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 11:27:00 Vanessa Smith
         Re:Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 12:06:00 Graham Thorpe
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 12:33:00 David Marshall
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 14:02:00 Vanessa Smith
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 14:50:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!19/02/21 16:22:00 Raymond Havelock
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!23/02/21 18:02:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!24/02/21 14:35:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!25/02/21 10:54:00 Pat Kingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!25/02/21 12:12:00 Keith Iddon
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!26/02/21 15:05:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!27/02/21 10:57:00 Vanessa Smith
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!27/02/21 14:42:00 Eric Baker
   Re:It's another world!28/02/21 13:33:00 Jack Emsley
      Re:Re:It's another world!28/02/21 17:16:00 Raymond Havelock
         Re:Re:Re:It's another world!01/03/21 12:37:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's another world!01/03/21 16:36:00 Keith Iddon
               Re Adverse publicity10/03/21 12:00:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re Adverse publicity10/03/21 14:24:00 Paul Fisher

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