ToryNLC will be held to account one way or another
25 July 2011 by GaryDay2011The following has been published elsewhere today but I thought it may be of interest to others through my blog and VisScun as well.
"Someone asked me recently – how would you describe the way that your Council works, I replied:
My Conservative led North Lincolnshire Council, got elected, took control, have and continue to implement undeclared policies whilst successfully manufacturing a system that makes them near unaccountable to their electorate, while all the time looking for ways to devolve themselves of any direct responsibility and accountability for essential day to day services.
By carrying on in this manner they’ve implemented their intransigent belief all things good and great are done through private enterprise and that anything that the public sector touches is tainted as overpriced, delivered late and of sub-standard in quality. This Council have continued with one solitary aim, to privatise as much as they can of the services it has responsibility for irrelevant of any moral or humanitarian obligation they may have to the local electorate and the most vulnerable within its county’s borders.
What they’re doing is extremely clever because as time goes on and the more they devolve, the less responsibility this Conservative led Council will have and the less accountable they will continue to become either legally or morally."
Others will read this and have different views, of that I have no doubt. That is their right as I have mine. Either way whatever view a person takes, all must agree that come the current Conservative led North Lincolnshire Council's end of term in office they will be held to account for what they have and haven't done whilst in control.
GARY DAY
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Hallelujah, at last!
By raising the fact that it was NLC Labour group that got in well before the local elections to privatise and contract out the running of the Baths to American outfit SMG for 15 years!! at an initial cost of £475K per annum. (If I recall correctly, from the conservative group\'s review of that contract, I believe they negotiated a reduction of £30K? But I stand to be corrected!)
At least others are at last picking up on the contradictions, double standards and hypocrisy behind much of the politicking AND the perceived sour grapes from certain of Scunny\'s misguided and disgruntled politicos.
Whatever their political control, councils will be be unaccountable. More so when so called local community leaders and representatives (many of them handsomely remunerated over many years in opposition or otherwise by council tax payers) and local politicos fail to attend crucial meetings and/or get off the sidelines to actually ask the questions and challenge the opposition!
Perhaps if these people equally got off their backsides and tried asking the relevant questions, arguing and presenting the case from the relevant council officials and others.
Questions such as: Why the council accepted the public petition but yet needs to reconsult over Scotter House?
What are the unique issues and circumstances for Scotter compared to the Lilacs facility?
What are the council\'s intention and goals regarding the standards and level of service and much needed improvements in the facility and care provided by Scotter House?
What exactly are the council\'s future plans?
Only by having any backbone and morality to stand up and be counted to get at the answers; will any of us ever be able to hold these people to their word and pledges. AND to hold them accountable if they don\'t stick to those stated plans and meet their pledges of standards and improvements in services etc.
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