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Do we need a figurehead at all? No. A council is the way to go.
by harrytuttle 13y ago
Do we need a figurehead at all?
No. A council is the way to go.
- untog 13y agoAnd an elected council would be better than an elected figurehead in what way? Just sounds like yet another platform for groups of people to disagree with each other. Fantastic.
- alan_cx 13y agoMy local council are damned awful. Dont want a larger version of that.
- harrytuttle 13y agoThere is a difference between your local council and your local councilors. The latter are probably quite good.
- alan_cx 13y agoSorry, no. Besides, the councilors set the policy that council are supposed to follow. If the council is rubbish, its the fault of the councilors. That is supposed to be the point of electing them, or booting them.
- harrytuttle 13y agoIt doesn't quite work like that. Councillors and the council are separate entities. The council is usually a private list of subcontrators these days who work on behalf of the councilors and the directors, nothing more. It's not that they're crap, but they're powerless due to the contracted out power they have had to accept due to the budgetary constraints that the government have forced on them. They can deal with individual issues fine but there are problems bringing in full scale accountability when you have to shift 99% of work onto other people. You've probably experienced the subcontrators, not the councilors who due to the low budget are crap. Next time you get an issue, call your local councilor - you might be surprised!