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Gayle · 17-03-2007, 10:32

Well done to Clare Pritchard for coming on site.

It just shows the power of this site that the majority of Councillors monitor it. Contrary to popular belief amongst Councillors, this site is not totally about bashing the Council and finding fault where there is none. People on here are voicing their concerns and from what I've seen have more respect for Councillors (and Greg) who come on here and answer questions.

Clare did a good thing standing up against the rest of the licensing committee - what would be excellent would be if any of the Councillors who voted for the licence to be renewed to come on site and help us understand why they voted that way. If people are going to use this site when they have positive messages to give out it would also be fantastic if they had the guts to stand up and be counted on controversial decisions.

Also, I don't know about Roy so I can't speak for him but my guess is that it wasn't an intention to provide a political voice box. With the bias showing that only Labour Councillors and our MP have the nerve to stand up and be counted on here there is potential that the site could be biased. Come on you Conservatives put your head above the parapet - you never know you might actually get some kudos for it instead of hiding away. Also, I know you monitor the site and probably sit there saying how biased it is - well get on here and speak for yourself.

17-03-2007, 10:32	#1
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	More Councillors on site Well done to Clare Pritchard for coming on site. It just shows the power of this site that the majority of Councillors monitor it. Contrary to popular belief amongst Councillors, this site is not totally about bashing the Council and finding fault where there is none. People on here are voicing their concerns and from what I've seen have more respect for Councillors (and Greg) who come on here and answer questions. Clare did a good thing standing up against the rest of the licensing committee - what would be excellent would be if any of the Councillors who voted for the licence to be renewed to come on site and help us understand why they voted that way. If people are going to use this site when they have positive messages to give out it would also be fantastic if they had the guts to stand up and be counted on controversial decisions. Also, I don't know about Roy so I can't speak for him but my guess is that it wasn't an intention to provide a political voice box. With the bias showing that only Labour Councillors and our MP have the nerve to stand up and be counted on here there is potential that the site could be biased. Come on you Conservatives put your head above the parapet - you never know you might actually get some kudos for it instead of hiding away. Also, I know you monitor the site and probably sit there saying how biased it is - well get on here and speak for yourself. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.