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Originally Posted by jaysay
Well its obvious to me that the only sensible thing to do is wait for the auditors report, who is totally independent and as no axe to grind. It has also surprised me that our MP feels the need to make these statements regarding the councils finances, there are a elected members of the ruling group, who are members on here, or is it that Cllr Parkinson is only a figure head and its the MP who is still in charge, can't remember in all my time in politics the MP getting so involved with council business, unless he thinks his troops on the ground aren't capable of running the show without him, seems very strange to me
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John, with the greatest respect, I do not think the comment about Miles Parkinson is fair.....does it
really matter who tells us what kind of mess we are in?
I think Ken Moss has already addressed the issue of why Graham Jones is being involved in council business.
Would you prefer that our MP took no interest in his constituency?
How better to find out what is going on in your own backyard than to attend the council meetings and hear the worries of the electorate first hand.
Just because it has not been done in this way before...does this mean that everything should remain as is?
Much needs to be done to ensure political engagement with the local electorate.......there is, and will continue to be, apathy with regards to local issues if things do not change.
People are turned off by politics, but they do not appear to realise that every aspect of their lives is touched by politics, in one shape or another.