The visible signs of neglect are bad enough, but what has gone on behind the scenes is probably much worse. In a desperate bid to raise money, the Conservatives have tried to sell many well-used and much-loved community assets.
Whilst the Conservative political leadership have been busy bungling decisions, leading council officers have been even busier reorganising TDC from the top down. This situation was more fully exposed during the February 2011 meeting of TDC when Labour councillors suggested a cap on leading officers pay whilst other members of staff were being made redundant. The Conservatives didn’t just vote against the idea, their leader went a step further and publicly ordered his Conservative members not to discuss the issue.
People are not fooled by last minute cover-ups and late attempts at ‘window dressing’ just before the forthcoming local elections. Many people here in Thanet are also embarrassed by the poor standard of local leadership in recent years.
We’ve suffered long enough - local people deserve better. A change of direction is urgently needed at TDC and Labour offer that change.
Through our policies, Local Labour will take firm action and bring back pride in Thanet".
Thanet Labour Party Manifesto 2011 Summary
http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/shop411/
full manifesto
http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/shop411/id3.htm
Surely, whilst the Conservatives have been 'bungling' as you quaintly put it, Clive, haven't you been busy screwing up your own local party, deselecting a seemingly popular councillor and failing to provide any real explanation for such decision.
ReplyDeleteIf you run your own party so badly, how can we trust you with running Thanet.