The City Council election results means that all but two councillors are Labour with one Conservative and one Liberal Democrat who, until recently, was a Tory before he changed horses. My concern with virtually one party councils is the lack of an effective opposition to ask the awkward questions. Democracy needs debate and argument and criticism.
Priorities: education, housing, the organisation of social services, developing an integrated transport - public and private - system, improvements in the arts and culture.
LE2 gaybourhood tittle-tattle : we almost had an out gay, black, 22 year old councillor in Jamal Jeffers. This young man should go far. He is on the lower slopes of becoming a barrister. We wish him every success and hope he gets a good pupillage in a chambers that takes him in the direction he desires. Well done. It was delightful meeting him.
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