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Originally Posted by chav1
it must be bad if its got AB swearing 
just one more thing to add to the list of things that makes me resent paying my council tax and what makes it worse is that the same idiots will be voted in next time |
Not necessarily - our Council is a split Council 18-17 to the Conservatives. The way the Council is run is a cabinet system which means that the party in power - in this case Conservatives - allocate portfolios to some of their Councillors i.e. Brian Walmsley has the portfolio for Culture and Leisure. This effectively means that the borough is run by only half of the elected Councillors. Yes, the opposition do have a voice and they can work effectively within their own ward but essentially they are unable to actually change decisions and influence policy.
The Labour party isa younger party - not such a retirement party as the Conservatives is. So, you don't have to vote the same idiots in, all you need to do is swing the balance of the Council towards Labour and allow them to manage it effectively.