The local government association states that one of the key roles residents expect their councillors to fulfil is to “represent their views at council meetings”. So what do you do when you are the leader of a council with an overwhelming majority and a councillor has been elected who starts doing just this – asking… Read More »
Tomorrow Barnsley council could be the first authority to ratify the Sheffield City Region Devolution deal agreed by the region’s council leaders and Chancellor George Osborne. I’m on record on this blog and beyond as being totally against this deal because it isn’t real devolution, it isn’t democratic, it is selling Yorkshire short and could… Read More »
In the Barnsley Chronicle this week is the annual table highlighting the allowances paid to our councillors over the previous year. Clearly the Chronicle, whilst highlight bona-fide information is fishing for some response from its readers – the sentence at the end of the table highlighting this: What do you think of the expenses claimed… Read More »
After the nominations I thought I would update everyone on who is standing in Penistone West and in the consituency. I’ve blogged about the ridiculous nominations process and the hoops you have to jump through just to get you on the ballot paper not to mention you standing for a party that isn’t an established… Read More »
Harold Wilson once said that a week is a long time in politics and it certainly has been for the Penistone Yorkshire First campaign this week. This time last week we were getting together the relevant nominees to allow our Yorkshire First candidate, Wayne Chadburn, to get onto the ballot in Penistone West and for… Read More »