| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Our Councillors. How do they earn a living? | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 18/05/19 13:41:00 |
| Nice little earners! Cllr Bell defended the allowance system to me by saying it enabled anyone from any background to become a councillor. Perhaps that’s true in theory but, of course, these people presumably had to earn a living before they were elected and would have to do so again if they were kicked off the gravy train at the next election. Unless, it seems, that you have the right mates and found ‘employment’ as a lobbyist or researcher at taxpayers expense. There seem to be very few in the cabinet who have ever had a ‘proper’ job outside the political sphere. There is always the option to elect not to take the allowance but I wonder how often this has been done in recent years.... |