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Originally Posted by Gayle
The best a councillor can do if they object to the party line is abstain.
The reason that they are formed into parties is so that they can do more good as a collective than individually. A council full of independent councillors would mean that everyone would be pulling in different directions. You have to have policies and you have to agree to them as a group to get anything done.
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A Council full of independents is better than an autocratic dictator such a PB, there would be some common ground for independents to work on I'm sure. Councillors do not spend enough time getting the views of the people that elected them, and to much time following the local party line. As on the Hyndburn/Accrington issue do as Peter says or else.
As for Labour sitting on the fence, they will vote for the change, it is a handy lever for them to get something they want. PB is paranoid about this name change, he is detemined to get his way on the issue by hook or by krook.