LINKS

Rotten Borough - A very informative Web Site about a very poor performing local authority.  Has it something to do with the fact that councillors appear not to be in control?

"As you may know, a council is run by a combination of councillors and officers. The councillors are volunteers who are elected by the local residents to serve for four years. They are paid expenses but, until recently, no salary. They are supposed to decide the policy of the council by democratic vote. Unfortunately, most councillors seem to have little idea of what is really going on at the council, never mind in the locality they are supposed to represent. Instead of using their own judgement, they vote the way that their party political leaders tell them to. This usually involves "Rubber-stamping" the recommendations made by the officers. Therefore it is the officers who are really deciding the policy of the council, for whatever reasons they see fit. As the councillors fail to make them accountable to the electorate, they are free to maximise their pay and perks, and minimise their workload. Officers have little incentive to see that taxpayers' money is well spent, or that staff or contractors do their jobs properly. Poor workmanship is rewarded by full pay."

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Bushywood.com - Local Politics and Anti-corruption Homepage.

"This site is dedicated to enlightening the Public as to the methods used by devious Council officials in seeking to obtain decisions authorising legal or enforcement action against selected targets and other corruption. These methods involve fabricating complaints (soliciting), falsifying evidence (photographic) or simply failing to keep Councillors properly informed (balanced reporting) to swing decisions in favour of officer recommendations."

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 Graham Hart - Cornish Musician who is leading the Cornish International Sport Campaign - Melbourne 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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