Anything that increases people's interest in what their local councils do is a good thing in my opinion. Far too often folks vote for the party their parents did with no real idea what councilors are up to. Local councilors in my area have simply coined it in for years doing little or nothing then when they retire often their kids are selected as the next candidate. Given the sheep like voting pattern of many residents that has meant we don't have elections we have coronations and the golden goose passes from idle parent councilor to equally idle son or daughter councilor.
Anything that increases people's interest in what their local councils do is a good thing in my opinion. Far too often folks vote for the party their parents did with no real idea what councilors are up to. Local councilors in my area have simply coined it in for years doing little or nothing then when they retire often their kids are selected as the next candidate. Given the sheep like voting pattern of many residents that has meant we don't have elections we have coronations and the golden goose passes from idle parent councilor to equally idle son or daughter councilor.
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ReplyDeleteIf only more people took an interest...