The annual allowance for a TfL board member is £16,000. It's not a negligible amount of money but not enough for Julian Bell to frame council policy in a way that he can retain it. If money was his main motivation he wouldn't be pressing ahead with policies that nearly cost him his highest paying job in a no confidence vote. The more likely explanation is that he is a true believer.
I haven't seen any criticism of the survey which looks to me as if it was conducted professionally and fairly. As Gordon says, the results chime with the feedback on Commonplace. What is the argument that it isn't representative? |