Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Councillor Emails and Surgeries

Just to report my regular monthly check on Councillor Access, now we are 8 months after the local elections:

1. Wrythe Ward Councillors still don't have a public email address.

2. Wandle Valley Ward Councillors still don't hold surgeries.

Just to remind you that the simple criteria I have applied is that it would be good and reasonable if at just 1 out of the 3 Councillors in a ward had an email address and did surgeries so all borough residents were equally treated. I'm not yet suggesting all Councillors should be in this position, though I think it would be a nice idea if they did.

Isn't it amazing that it is the supposedly fuddy-duddy Tories who in the 11 wards they represent you can:
- Phone them
- Email them
- Write to them
- Go to their surgeries.

Isn't it amazing that the Lib Dem Group, that in the mid 80's used tocriticise Tory Councillors for not being accessible are the ones whonowadays tolerate complacency in their Group on this matter.

What would the ALDC say?

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