tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post589870825310148936..comments2023-05-28T10:59:57.169+01:00Comments on Jon's labour movement blog: Labour in local government is changing. Now is a good time to catch up.Jon Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779486527359048519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-44871764705892096592018-02-01T12:02:35.118+00:002018-02-01T12:02:35.118+00:00
I follow your train of thought but I get off a co...<br />I follow your train of thought but I get off a couple of stations before you do.<br />There is no doubt,in my view, that there is a disconnect between many Labour Groups and local parties and others expressed this view at the party conference but some proposed reforms go too far.<br />One of the real issues is that payment for elected members (and some are very well paid indeed) has created a bureaucratic caste (also observed in the trade union movement of course)<br />who have sense of entitlement. TERMS LIMITS for Cllrs would shake things up.<br />Anonymous friend,the usual one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com