Have we gone stark, raving mad? Does no one remember the juvenile spats between Cheshire County Council and Macclesfield Borough? They were harder to control than toddlers in a tantrum.
Both spent decades blaming each other for every bad decision they made.
When schools were closed down just as student numbers expanded, they passed the parcel.
When housing stock was sold off for a ludicrously low sum, they pointed at each other and when that failed, they blamed the Government.
Neither took responsibility for anything. It was a wonderful arrangement for passing the buck.
Is that the system to which we want to return with every town having its own council?
Do we really need a duplicate set of politicians with duplicate expenses and duplicate delusions of grandeur? Look at the nonsense going in Wilmslow.
Residents are driving around in the dark to save cost while their councillors wanted to blow £13k on a ceremonial chain (prevented only by the angry reaction of residents). Is that what you want?
That’s what happens when it isn’t their money. One councillor actually compared the British royal family, Spanish Armada and the Roman Empire to Wilmslow Town Council. (It’s an easy comparison to make.)
Despite it’s short history, you can see where Wilmslow Council is heading.
We’re already funding Euro MP’s, Westminster MP’s and Cheshire East councillors – how many politicians do you want to pay for?
How many opportunities do we want to create for passing the buck?
