... to hand over for good. The last six months have been busy, to busy to write, busy preparing to hand over the warehouse to J.J., next Friday I cross my particular Rubicon into retirement, a life no longer governed by the clock, the timetable, the rota .... instead there will be ... time !
My early upbringing taught me not to waste time, use every second of it, and starting early my first shot is across the bows of Caerphilly CBC.
The story .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23801990 ...
... not the involvement of Pickles, but the table at the end of the report entitled "Councils which allow blogging and filming of public meetings"
Caerphilly does not allow democracy into Public meetings, there can be little justice where dissent can be silenced, so to begin a tiny skirmish I sent an email to the leader of the council Harry Andrews, to-wit :
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My early upbringing taught me not to waste time, use every second of it, and starting early my first shot is across the bows of Caerphilly CBC.
The story .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23801990 ...
... not the involvement of Pickles, but the table at the end of the report entitled "Councils which allow blogging and filming of public meetings"
Caerphilly does not allow democracy into Public meetings, there can be little justice where dissent can be silenced, so to begin a tiny skirmish I sent an email to the leader of the council Harry Andrews, to-wit :
I read with interest, BBC web, that Caerphilly CBC do not allow blogging or filming of public meetings.It's quite possible that CCBC have plans to democratise our local authority, a grand scheme, but somehow I doubt it, politicians prefer not to share power and influence with the electorate.
What plans and timescale do CCBC have to extend democracy in the borough by following the example set by both Monmouthshire and Anglesey ?
Kind regards
John.
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