[Margaret Pilkington]

I don't see it being idealistic..but I do see it as being realistic.
All the councillors, regardless of their party, are in the job because they believe they have the skills to make the borough better in some way...and the electorate of their ward must think so too, or they would not have been elected.
I cannot abide the petty squabbles and point scoring....it takes energy and dynamism away from their reason for being on the council...and their energies would be better used in solving the problems of the borough.