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15th April, Conservative Councillors walking away from Labour Councillors

I'm apolitical (i vote for the person rather than the party). Anyway, many years ago a very very wise, esteemed and eminent man once said to me "sometimes in life you have to walk away". Personally i think that the Conservative councillors must have felt that they couldn't reason with some of the Labour councillors and maturely and collectively decided to walk away, ergo using their time more wisely and effectively, rather than wasting their time with some of those in the Labour ranks that purportedly didn't want to have a reasoned, mature and sensible debate about a major issue of our time ie Affordable Housing. An issue that is currently affecting many of the working class poor in the wider Acton area. So, in a nutshell, the Conservative Councillors wanted to talk about it but it would appear that some of the Labour Councillors didn't. Mind you it was only a Full Council Meeting, heh.

Alex Thomas ● 4154d4 Comments

Sadly we are stuck with Bell's Buffoons while people continue to vote in protest at central government rather than for those who can (and have a proven ability to) run a local council.

Nigel Brooks ● 4153d

Hi Jan. Thanks for that, I purposely erred on the side of caution as i wasn't there, but i suspected the worst. So now i know, i can rest uneasy. By the way, if i wanted to see a Safari I would go to Africa, at least then i would get some change and some additional value out of my council tax 'roubles'. Not to mention (oh go on then, coz i do really want to mention it) the fact that when the sun is shining the traffic is getting so heavy around here that, time wise, it's perhaps quicker to go see the Safari in Africa than the one you witnessed in Ealing. Mind you, the Labour Councillors are missing a trick, they could charge an entrance fee to see 'the menagerie in it's natural habitat' and then pay themselves a nice little earner for the tax raising idea. Thing is I got a great idea which would be perfectly legal and morally very sound, raise them a small fortune every day for very little effort but i guess they will not be knocking on my door sometime soon, at least i hope not anyways. "Ask not how much your council tax is, but what they are spending the money on, bless 'em".

Alex Thomas ● 4154d

I really have no time for people who shout down and belittle people for having different views. There is such thing as a freedom of speech. By the way, I hope UKIP does well. Does anyone wanna battle me??

David Wright ● 4154d

I was at a council meeting. The subject was Cllr Julian Bell and his two homes. The debate did not happen because the Labour councillors banded together and refused. They shouted and brayed. Close your eyes and you would have thought you where on safari. When the Conservative councillors decided to leave the chamber. The noise got even louder. These ladies and gentlemen are supposed to represent us.?

Jan Gayle-Farlow ● 4154d