1 January - Let battle commence
What do councillors do exactly? Apart from collect upwards of ten grand a year that is. Last month I attended
one cabinet meeting:
there were a couple of minor committee meetings but basically they took the
month off. Are things any busier in January? No.
On the 27th there is to be another cabinet meeting and on the 29th a General
Purposes Committee meeting - and that’s just about it really.
Maybe
I’ll find out if there is more to being a councillor than the very occasional
meeting later this year. The writing has been on the wall for quite a while but it seems
that Mick Barnbrook is definitely going to put himself up for election next May.
I’m not sure how literally we should take his reference to Bexley Action Group.
When I discussed the possibility with him a while ago I got the impression he
would stand purely as an Independent and not under any group umbrella as that
creates complications under electoral law. Probably I am misinterpreting his Twitter announcement.
My understanding is that the other two Independents will be Elwyn Bryant who organised
the 2,219 signature petition which Bexley council binned unconsidered and
Nicholas Dowling who forced acceptance of recording on a reluctant council; you can be sure that I won’t be joining them!
It’s a pity the three Independents aren’t standing in Brampton ward but I heard - not
from UKIP directly - that that party intends to give Teresa O’Neill special
attention in May, and it would be silly to detract from that. Dishing out a few
home truths on councillors Craske and Taylor should provide even more fun.
Get rid of that Avatar Mick. Not sure an image of you in vest and running shorts
is entirely typical of your usual suited and booted self.