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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
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.
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I agree with most of what you've said here Ianto. The only thing I disagree with is the amount of time Councillors spend getting the views of the people that elected them - I think they do. They are accessible 24 hrs a day and are always willing to listen. They can't call a referendum on every single point and we're already in danger of being 'consulted' to death. Almost everything has to have a 'consultation' these days and there are endless meetings. Take for example the name change - meetings, area council meetings, questionnaires, etc - they do nothing but consult. If you want to make your views known to a councillor then it is incredibly easy to do so.