Just watched the leader of labour run LCC on Granada Reports, one Jenny Mein discussing the flooding. One of her comments was that she and her colleagues have been 'working very hard' to ensure that the 'most vulnerable' i.e. the aged and infirm were being attended to, because 'they are the most needy' in these difficult times....
Yay..(the cynic in me thinks, 3 days later and after the benefit of a speech writer) councillors do have the community that voted them in at heart!
Then I read this...
'RIDICULOUS?: Lancashire County Council to spend £6.6m on money saving experts (From Lancashire Telegraph)
Our beloved labour LCC, from behind closed doors, outsourcing, to the value of £6.6 million, attempting to find ways to swindle the 'needy'
And there you have it..people who stand for any council (usually through nepotism or the old boys network), not having the semblance of a clue what the job entails, not having any leadership skills whatsoever (except perhaps a bit of a personality, the right clothing sense and a photogenic smile)...but clueless and useless when the chips go down...trying to find others to do their jobs at our expense.
Who can forget our MP who couldn't recall where he lived, the local councillor who blamed an imaginary national decision, the councillor who can just about see the ward he represents through his backyard telescope....bloody pathetic in a crisis the lot of them.......shift the blame, avoid the issue or just shut up shop and wait for something good that the can align themselves with to surface to win votes..
Not going to wish anyone a happy new year..cos it aint gonna happen