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Originally Posted by jaysay
Most of the present Tory Councillors weren't around under the last admin, and not one Tory had any time for Graham Jones
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John Griffiths? Doug Hayes? Janet Storey?
I imagine that many of the Tories didn't have time for Graham, he is outspoken and openly critical of Peter Britcliffe but he always has time for anyone who comes to speak to him. I have never known him be ignorant or rude with anyone - difference of opinion maybe, but never rude.
My view of being a councillor is that we are here as the voice of the public and to pull residents together in the name of a common cause, ie. to make each ward actually function properly.
Peter Britcliffe's apparent motive for being a councillor is to get his name associated with as many projects as possible and make out that he is somehow responsible for them, spending thousands of pounds of public money along the way.
Another example is the 10 year celebration of Area Councils. He has never set foot in Rishton as long as I've lived here and yet insisted on being on the group photo of ours and every other ward in the borough. I don't know how much the little backslapping party cost either but I bet that cake wasn't cheap.
'Look what I've done, aren't I brilliant?'
This is public money, not yours.