Councillor Britcliffe Called off the AGM

[cashman]

Twas shortly after the 17-17 n our new mayor staring his payback, i departed feeling utterly sick, i may be n ignorant obnoxious get, but i have never sold me soul.

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by accyman

which way did pritchard vote or was his vote not required to swing a victory leaving his mayorship safe and sound without it ?

Malcolm Pritchard voted for himself, which is perfectly acceptable practice.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Malcolm Pritchard voted for himself, which is perfectly acceptable practice.

yep agree, was not acceptable to me though to vote fer the deputy mayor, he looked like he was crapping himself, but still did it.

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by accyman

sory but i dont care what your personal feelings are people are not there for themselves they are there because they have been elected to represent people and therefore have no buisness obstaining on issues that effect the whole area especialy ones as big as this.

i may be alone thinking that but when i vote for somone i vote for them to work for the area not sit back and watch everyone else

True, but part and parcel of voting for an independent councillor is that you are effectively distancing yourself from party politics.

It comes with the territory, although I accept what you are saying.

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by cashman

yep agree, was not acceptable to me though to vote fer the deputy mayor, he looked like he was crapping himself, but still did it.

The glaring blackened eye of a council leader who was exuding pressure on him from every pore didn't help.

I suspect there won't be any freshly-taken smiling pictures of the Leader in the Observer this week.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

True, but part and parcel of voting for an independent councillor is that you are effectively distancing yourself from party politics.

It comes with the territory, although I accept what you are saying.

Funny then how our new mayor, himself n independant councillor didn't practice the same distancing to get the job.

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by cashman

Funny then how our new mayor, himself n independant councillor didn't practice the same distancing to get the job.

Appalling cynicism, if I may say so.

When the Leader makes a promise he sticks to it, Cllr Pritchard knew that better than anyone so there can't have been any dirty politics going on, can there?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Appalling cynicism, if I may say so.

Ta Ken its one of me better qualities.

[Ken Moss]

It was also pointed out today by Cllr Britcliffe that the AGM was moved specifically so that all members of the controlling group could be in attendance, since they had the largest number of councillors and it was his way of maintaining a stable council.

Technically, they still don't have overall control and will be heavily reliant on Cllr Malcolm Pritchard in the future to secure majority votes but keep that to yourselves....

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

It was also pointed out today by Cllr Britcliffe that the AGM was moved specifically so that all members of the controlling group could be in attendance, since they had the largest number of councillors and it was his way of maintaining a stable council.

Technically, they still don't have overall control and will be heavily reliant on Cllr Malcolm Pritchard in the future to secure majority votes but keep that to yourselves....

well suppose its worth it fer a bog chain around yer neck, no sh1thouse is complete wi out one.

[claytonender]

Todays fiasco was the final act in the long running saga of Malcolm being elected as Mayor of Hyndburn.

I voted for my fellow ward councillor (and good friend) John Broadley to be Mayor. John is the epitomy of everything that a hard working councillor should be and would have made an excellent Mayor. John and his wife Jean would have been a credit to the Borough of Hyndburn, as our first citizens, and to the town of Church. But now we have a Mayor who has besmirched the office by his behavior in attaining it.

This is a man who has been prepared to do anything to get a chain round his neck. I hope he is proud of having a sizable number of his fellow councillors vote against him becoming Mayor. I just hope that he isn't expecting too many councillors to attend his official 'Mayor Making' on Saturday 26 June, because I suspect he will rather disappointed.

Maybe he would like to post his views on this forum of what it feels like to sell your soul for 'thirty pieces of silver' or in this case a golden bauble.

[Ken Moss]

Malcolm Pritchard: Vote Labour, get Conservative.

I'm reluctant to be too scathing about Malcolm as he was the first non-Labour councillor to offer me a friendly word but I suspect the residents of Milnshaw will be pretty hacked off when news filters through of his voting tactics today.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by claytonender

Todays fiasco was the final act in the long running saga of Malcolm being elected as Mayor of Hyndburn. This is a man who has been prepared to do anything to get a chain round his neck. I hope he is proud of having a sizable number of his fellow councillors vote against him becoming Mayor. I just hope that he isn't expecting too many councillors to attend his official 'Mayor Making' on Saturday 26 June, because I suspect he will rather disappointed.

Maybe he would like to post his views on this forum of what it feels like to sell your soul for 'thirty pieces of silver' or in this case a golden bauble.

He seems to have been oddly silent, since all this brouhaha exploded, even though he's been on the forum many times recently, and even read this thread.

His last post was the rather cryptic invitation to pm him, as to his reasoning. Seemingly because he didn't have the strength to say what he believes publicly.

Originally Posted by hyndburn

Neil give me a private message with your contact details and i will tell you malcolmp

At least his last post actually seemed to be by Mayor Pritchard. Unlike his earlier posts, in which he spoke of himself in the third person, and says he 'knows' himself, which is most handy.

Originally Posted by hyndburn

I no clare has done alot of work in milnshaw all so her dad malcolm has i no malcolm will talk to about this just call him

I'm sure the whole Borough will be looking forward to seeing Cllr. Pritchard enthroned at the mayor making ceremony.

It'll probably be the best remembered occasion since the one when the viaduct was hung in protest banners, outraged at who was being made mayor that eventful day.

Perhaps Cllr. Pritchard won't even wear the historic chains of office after all.

At this very minute there could be a jeweller, busily beavering away, fashioning a new chain, out of the thirty pieces of silver.

Let's put all that aside, and wish him well.

After three.

One, two, three.

'For he's a jolly good fellow.
For he's a ....'

Nevermind then, have it your own way.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Technically, they still don't have overall control and will be heavily reliant on Cllr Malcolm Pritchard in the future to secure majority votes but keep that to yourselves....

lets just hope nothing happens to sway his vote to any particular party then.

by the way who got the mayorship and who prommised it to him i cant recall

thankfully accywebb has not only a lot of members but a hell of a lot of visitors viewing it so thankfully people can make up their own conclusions as to if somthing crooked was going on or not .Personaly i would put the pair on a rotation scheme into the stocks in huncoat and let people throw vegitables at them that are as rotten as their polotics.

allegedly ( learnt that from ian hislop )

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by accyman

lets just hope nothing happens to sway his vote to any particular party then.

by the way who got the mayorship and who prommised it to him i cant recall

thankfully accywebb has not only a lot of members but a hell of a lot of visitors viewing it so thankfully people can make up their own conclusions as to if somthing crooked was going on or not .Personaly i would put the pair on a rotation scheme into the stocks in huncoat and let people throw vegitables at them that are as rotten as their polotics.

allegedly ( learnt that from ian hislop )

You can get away with virtually anything if you put 'allegedly' after it. Go on, go wild.

What are your views on the newly-elected leader of the Council?