Friday, March 16, 2007

ANOTHER TORY MANIFESTO PROMISE BITES THE DUST

With the draft Boundary Commission submission we find that the Tory run IW Council will be looking for a reduction from 48 to 40 wards - a reduction of one-sixth. Their 2005 Election Manifesto said they would:

Press to ensure that the number of Councillors is reduced by at least a third.

Another committment bites the dust.......probably in an attempt to stop the blood-letting in Conservative Associations if they had to get the 36 Tory councillors down to 24 candidates......

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