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Originally Posted by jaysay
When I first started in politics you didn't get paid (only if you missed work) people became councillors for the right reasons in those days. I know times have moved on and its a different ball game now, but I don't think things have changed for the better  |
I agree John. After all, no one forces people to put their name forward to stand as a councillor, it's their choice voluntarily. I appreciate that there may be some money lost if having time off work for meetings, but I know certain Councillors made it clear when they were elected that they could not and would not attend meetings before 6pm. I feel that too many people are doing it for their own gain rather than the good of the public, and these few give the honourable people a bad name.