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Originally Posted by jaysay
I remember when we were controlled by another group, was the start of Hyndburn's demise, on the first of May 1997 on a 47 seat council Labour had a 44 seat majority, by the May elections 1999 (two elections) Labour were gone.
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He has engineered a situation where his decision is final on everything and the Tories, whilst being openly critical of him in committee meetings, are so financially reliant on him to grant them chairmanships that they vote his way every time.
I was in a private meeting last week with the legal team and as soon as he found out he simply burst in and demanded to know what it was about. That sort of rudeness and arrogance has no place in the council offices and I will be glad to see him out of office when the time comes.
I'm not necessarily talking about Labour vs Conservative, I'm talking about right and wrong and he is certainly not the best man to lead Hyndburn Council.