tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post536316977284189584..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Malcolm Tucker in a Frock - the Ministry of Spin under the spotlightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-71613409151866010222014-04-07T11:00:40.387+01:002014-04-07T11:00:40.387+01:00I know what you're saying but maybe it's t...I know what you're saying but maybe it's the only way to get the powers to be to take notice of public feeling because they aren't taking much notice of the public at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-71820646866071895142014-04-06T23:56:56.138+01:002014-04-06T23:56:56.138+01:00The Returning Officer is only a figurehead for a w...The Returning Officer is only a figurehead for a whole lot of other people who do the real work of keeping the electoral role up to date, do the paperwork for elections, count, etc. Really, the money paid to James ought to be shared out amongst these people ( some being council officers doing their day jobs, others earning extra on the side by being counters, supervisors at polling stations etc).<br /><br />But please vote: it does no harm to him if you don't vote and voting is something precious which we should use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-2445918843106902862014-04-06T13:52:55.171+01:002014-04-06T13:52:55.171+01:00I have heard of many making the same comment!I have heard of many making the same comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-47675128610663806502014-04-05T12:46:05.231+01:002014-04-05T12:46:05.231+01:00As long as Mark James is returning officer, I will...As long as Mark James is returning officer, I will not be voting in the European Elections in May. I think the whole situation is a farce! Haven't they thought of the consequences if Gloucester Police find there is a case to answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-49402634445209452192014-04-03T16:17:25.917+01:002014-04-03T16:17:25.917+01:00They need to wake up to the facts:
That this is no...They need to wake up to the facts:<br />That this is no longer the Victorian era where the citizens are duly grateful for the wise counsel and munificent decisions taken by the good and great aldermen.<br />That not everything the Most Expensive Chief Executive in Wales and his legal team say is necessarily so (as the Council so well knows, to its considerable financial and reputational cost).<br />That the public have a right to know where their taxes are being spent, and under what conditions.<br />That the public expects greater transparency, not less.<br />That "making hard decisions" in "good faith" will not absolve poor decision-making.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-30447234197934778632014-04-03T13:03:58.226+01:002014-04-03T13:03:58.226+01:00Have just posted this to Jacquie's blog - Pick...Have just posted this to Jacquie's blog - Pickles cracking down on councils using publicity politically:<br /><br />http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17986:dclg-sets-out-approach-to-power-to-direct-compliance-with-publicity-code&catid=59&Itemid=27<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com