tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post3107461738594850687..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Christmas Fudge fudged - this month's council meetingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-53717251788080383392011-12-11T17:08:12.971+00:002011-12-11T17:08:12.971+00:00ha: I had guessed as much ... I think perhaps we m...ha: I had guessed as much ... I think perhaps we may see the rise of 'independent' candidates here in Barnet, desperate to distance themselves from the local toxic brand ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-49123353009730222212011-12-11T11:24:37.989+00:002011-12-11T11:24:37.989+00:00Well Mrs A., all of the political parties are repr...Well Mrs A., all of the political parties are represented on Carmarthenshire's County Council except for the Tories. The Independents claim they are not a political party, but when you look at them more closely you see a familiar mix of landowners, business people and publicans. One of their number states in his declaration of interests that he is vice president of a Conservative Club. Obviously, rank and file members and supporters do not need to declare their political sympathies, but it's pretty easy to guess in most cases!<br /><br />Probably the main reason why they stand as Independents rather than Tories is that the Tory "brand" is not a vote winner in these parts, but the fiction of being somehow detached from grubby party politics has served the Indies well.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-38119526590556489172011-12-11T11:00:10.330+00:002011-12-11T11:00:10.330+00:00For the benefit of ignorant English bloggers who9 ...For the benefit of ignorant English bloggers who9 have no experience of Independent councillors, please explain the political alignment of these creatures. Or are they all different species?<br /><br />I hope that there has been a full declaration of interests by members voting on the Towy Church proposals, and a proper equalities impact assessment on any social care provision to non Christian clients?Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.com