Now...This is silly and a complete waste of time

[Royboy39]

I have just read this clip and think I'ts the worst case of witch hunt I have seen for a long time.

Accrington councillor probed over street repairs (From Lancashire Telegraph)

[Wynonie Harris]

Totally agree...seems like someone's just trying to make political capital out of this...although I'm sure Andrew will explain to us why we're wrong!

[jimmi5bellies]

Does it matter where he lives if the roads are in need of repair.

What do we pay car tax for ?

[MargaretR]

Sounds like P etty B ickering again

[accyman]

absolutely pathetic although this does back up his claims of imature nit picking and general nastyness by his opposition

makes you wonder what dirty tactics they dont run to the papers with infact im surpised the newspaper actually bothered entertaining this story

the sun has more intergrity than this news paper

graham jones has even posted on here about these streets and that he lives on one of them unlike conservitive councilors who dare not post on here

[lettie]

I totally agree with the other posters. It must be like being back in infant school for Graham Jones whenever he tries to suggest improvements in his ward.

I have nothing but praise for Graham, he works very hard in our area for improvements. There is no doubt that all of the roads he suggested need resurfacing, the fact that one of those roads is where he lives is irrelevant.

I'm sure that PB and his lot wouldn't face such opposition when they apply for improvements to roads in their areas.

Hopefully, when his opponents stop spitting their dummies and flicking their jelly everywhere, something might finally get done.

[accyman]

PB's street has a speed camera on it right on his doorstep almost , should we assume he pulled strings to get it installed because he was fed up of traffic going fast past his house or that it was put there out of concern for his constituants?

stupid alligations can fly both ways

has it come to the point where if a councilor lives on a particular street that street should recieve no repairs as it may show favouritism ?

[andrewb]

I agree it's petty and a waste of time. Graham has done the same (cried about declaring interests) in full council before, so it's a bit of a 'do as I say not as I do' situation.

[BERNADETTE]

I presume that when the proposal was made the rest of the councillors knew where Graham lived. Why then complain afterwards? Get on with what you were elected to do and represent your ward residents in a constuctive way. This is just silly playground games!!!!

[cashman]

Shameful unwarranted mud- slinging, why does it not surprise me?

[Margaret Pilkington]

It smacks of baby-house.
I really hate it when local politicians feel they have to 'score points' by bad mouthing the opposition. Is there not enough work to keep the whole crew busy getting Accrington sorted?
I would think that they had much better things to do with their time.......and for t he local councillors involved in these tactics, all I can say is that it does absolutely nothing for your integrity

[Neil]

Originally Posted by accyman

has it come to the point where if a councilor lives on a particular street that street should recieve no repairs as it may show favouritism ?

It is just the way it works mate. I have sat in Ossy Area Council meetings and seen a Councillors have declare an interest in an item under discussion and I think leave the room. I think the idea is so that Councillors can't be accused of doing something underhand for their own benefit.

If Graham had declared his interest initially, as they are supposed to, there would not have been an issue.

Sorry for the lost quotes below. It is from the Sillycowgate thread. It high lights an occasion where a similar thing happened but the other wat round.

Originally Posted by g jones

This is nonsense. I reported him once only. He insisted at every public meeting that the bus station was staying on Peel Street. The bus operators then (and still do) refuse to speak to that man. He had/has a shop on Infant Street. He should have declared it and left the room.

The Standards Board Agreed and gave Britcliffe a severe warning. However the constitution of Hyndburn had been watered down and the advice from the SB to me was this could proceed no furthur as Mr Britcliffe had not broken one of his own rules......

[TheLeadersOffice HBC]

Councillor Peter Britcliffe has issued the following statement regarding the Complaint against Councillor Graham Jones for putting forward and approving a scheme to improve his own street at an Area Council meeting in the Autumn of 2008:

"I thank those who are giving me credit for this complaint as Councillor Jones has often vexaciously tried to implicate me in similar situations. However, the first time I knew about this was when I read the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and was told I was getting the blame for this on the Web.

Councillor Jones knows as well as anybody how careful we all have to be so that we do not offend the standards set by his Government. At times it is like treading on egg shells, hence I have never been able to propose Hanging Baskets or Christmas Decorations for the Infant Street area where I have a business interest. It also precluded me from taking part in the Pennine Sq/Peel St development competition as if I had I am quite sure Councillor Jones would have been one of the first to make a complaint. So even though it is Spring, he really should not bleat like a lamb when someone decides to play him at his own game."

[Margaret Pilkington]

I wondered how long it would be before some directive was issued from The Leaders Office....the answer is....not very long.

[lindsay ormerod]

Pathetic point scoring pettiness.
We only ever hear from " The Leader" () when there is mudslinging to be done.
Doing yourself no favours on here PB, it's obvious what your intentions are, and it stinks!