Even though everyone is innocent until proven guilty, last summer the Council Leader said when four Tory councillors were referred for a Standards Board enquiry,
"I will now need to carefully consider whether any action needs to be taken in relation to these members while they are under investigation, to ensure the public have continued confidence in us and our commitment to working to the highest standards in public life."
After consideration he threw them all off committees or any other positions they had. The same was done to a fifth Tory member who was added to the Standards enquiry. It appeared that he was being consistent. However...........
This week we learnt that his Tory Cabinet sidekick and another Tory member with some special reponsibility - Wells and Webster - were also to be investigated by the Standards Board. When I asked generally would this mean similar treatment by the Leader, I was advised,
"I do not believe that they will be found to be in breach of the Code (of Conduct)."
I thought he was the Council Leader, not the Grand Inquisitor -dispensing personal justice!
10 comments:
You are right Geoff, very inconsistent.
pugh is such a knob
I hate personalising politics, but on this occasion 2nd anonymous seems to hit the nail on the head.
The boy Pugh is indeed a bit of a knob. Who on earth gave him power in that group?
I cannot imagine him being allowed to lead the party at the next election. One of the grown-ups will have to take over.
I would love to see the results of a properly conducted opinion poll right now.
Leadership Opinion Poll:
a) Option 1: David Pugh
b) Option 2: Existing Leader
c) Option 3: Shanklin Central member
d) No preference
What I want to know is when someone who was at the Ventnor meeting and heard the Boy Blunder utter untruths about the reasons for the education reorganisation is going to report HIM to the standards committee. The incontrovertible evidence is after all available for all to hear on Ventnor Blog.
Would he suspend himself whilst an investigation is going on?
I suspect not.....
David
A better opinion poll would be a public one:
Q1 "which party did you vote for last time?
Q2 "which party will you vote for next time".
"All councillors are equal but some are more equal than others"
With apologies to George Orwell.
I live in David Pugh's Ward and can be contacted at:
stephlwelch@hotmail.com
I forgot to mention, I am a great believer in Democracy, Honesty and Integrity and I don't see too much of it in local politics as well as national politics these days. 'Nuff said.
Steph Welch
Knowing that they will not be in power after the next election, the present administration has two choices to consider:
option 1 - rush through the school changes before the election, so that when it all goes wrong they can blame the new administration.
option 2 - delay the changes on some suitable pretext, so that the next administration has to make the final decision and can be blamed for the result.
I wonder which they will choose?
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