| Topic: | A Third rate Borough in a Third rate Country | |
| Posted by: | George Knox | |
| Date/Time: | 26/11/10 15:26:00 |
| Most unfortunate to talk about a third rate country. Yes the sun went down over the empire at Suez and the blimps cant't quite geddit. Actually we are economically still one of the great trading nations in the world. Ealing and the UK is not exactly the Sahara desert let alone a third world country. However this unfortunate expression has diverted people from the main thrust of what he is saying. What he is saying is that conduct in the Council meeting was third rate. If you have not been to a meeting you will not know. However the standards of professionalism and conduct in some Council meetings are third rate. What is badly needed is a recording of what goes on so the public can experience proceedings on the internet. As some Councillors are probably aware that proceedings need improvement they are perhaps too ashamed to allow us to see how democracy does or does not work. Palmer's message in the third last paragraph of his article needs to be thought about as a priority. Ealing is in decline compared to some of its neighbours and the Council does not have the vision to change it. That is shameful unless you don't care. Stick to the point. |