Reading the local papers today Roger Begy Leader of Rutland County Council is clearly not popular!
No he does not shop in Oakham in answer to one letter writers question.
At a planning meeting he told us all he jumps into his shiny silver Jag and drives to Stamford Lidl.
We are treated to a large amount of letters: One writer said what many and I have been saying for some time, the current economic climate is not effecting councillors like him and he a his Tory Bullies who are serving the elite minority.
Another writer in his column in today's Rutland Mercury suggested Councillors like him and others from Lincolnshire are living in cloud cook coo land.
I prefer to say he lives over the Rainbow with the Wicked Witch
played by the Chief Executive Helen Briggs.
I spotted a Rainbow today, I like to think Roger Begy lives somewhere over the rainbow, it is said all rainbows lead to a pot of gold this one today seemed to end at Rutland County Council Offices, Roger and his Tory mob certainly enjoying dipping into the pot of gold there. £22,000 + in allowances and expenses each year is normal amount for him.
Well done to the Rutland Times and Mercury for printing all the letters from angry voters.
The Mercury column writer said Councillor like Roger Begy are serving the minority, I would not disagree with that. He went on to say Roger shot himself in the foot over the BBC Supermarket issue and relies on voter apathy.
He and his five Conservative cabinet members are only serving themselves, so I guess that could be the minority the writer refers to. I watched our local elections and spoke to people in Greetham and there is certainly apathy. How do we end that apathy if all these angry people stood at the next election we would really have a good choice at the poll.
It very clear now the cabinet is making some very important decisions without any input from the full council.
Last week it was taking money hundreds of thousand of pounds away from the little build. Oakham Church of England Primary School.
This week out of 12 Tenders for the Parks School site the Cabinet decided this week to ignore the applications from 3 supermarkets and chose two applications from two home builders.
Going back to the letters, another letter writer says "when will Mr Begy and his like realise that they are supposed to be representing the majority view of those he purports to represent, rather than that of the privileged minority? At the next elections, I hope".
Mrs Briggs and the Tory mob reading this weeks local papers will I am sure be thinking how can we shut them down, carefully noting the names of all the letter writers for future reference.
This week I was contacted by three Radio Four Radio Journalist who were interested in interviewing me about unemployment in Rutland and the Work Programme after reading my blog. I understand one of them spoke to Rutland County Council and then at the last moment they were too busy to meet and discuss an interview. Rutland County Council are very good at squashing peoples freedom of speech. We all have to listen to the rubbish that comes from them but they don't want to hear from anyone else. I was disappointed to lose the chance to help the unemployed of Rutland in a small way. Rutland County Council can not attempt to quash peoples freedom of expression for ever can they?
I understand the judge at my tribunal is directing the tribunal to advise Rutland County Council and Oakham Town Council about its breaches of Article 10 of the Human Rights Act.
