| Topic: | Re:Re:LTNs gone - but a more fundamental issue..... | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 06/10/21 11:58:00 |
| No Paul, he’s not. The primary function of a councillor is to represent the residents of his/her ward at the council. Not just the little lobby groups like the one you belong to, but the majority. Many Labour councillors have failed to do that these past 18 months or so. Indeed, they have actively antagonised a great number, with the consequence that many traditional Labour voters won’t vote for them again. Despite what Bell said, despite what Mason said, most residents in Ealing didn’t want LTNs put in. That’s been evident from the campaign to have them removed. They weren’t in the literature pushed through letterboxes in 2018 - their leaflets were all about Brexit and austerity. All controversial policies were tucked away deep inside the manifesto (which was written by Mason). There was zero campaigning on the LTNs or, indeed, any of the anti-car policies pursued by these zealots. It’s the same with tower blocks and the giving away of the Victoria Hall, neither of which the majority of residents would readily agree to. If you don’t tell people anything they can’t make informed decisions. What this fiasco has done is open the eyes of many Ealing residents to what is being done in their names. Open and transparent is the new mantra. They won’t get far in Northfields and other parts in future if their past performances are anything to go by. And you’re a fine one to lecture on representative democracy. Still in a huff about Brexit? Most of us who disagreed with it have had to get on with life. |