The Monkey enclosure at the Zoo

Last nights council meeting was an eye opener for a few new faces in attendance.
One gentleman came up to me after the meeting, and said "He was shocked at how certain Labour councillors acted in council"

I told him this was nothing, compared to previous meetings.

What i did notice, was a few Labour councillors looking a little nervous, maybe thinking what they're going to do after May 1st.

CLLR Jack Davis who frighteningly has an inability to chair a meeting evenly.
Who only seams to react to opposition councillors, rather than look round at his own colleagues petulant behaviour.

Both Ged Cooney, and Jim Fitzpatrick get special mentions for their usual childish antics.

But this is a common feature at a council meeting.

Ged a man so indecisive, he doesn't know if he's to put his glasses on his head, or on his face.
Jim who's only input into a council meeting, is to talk about a insignificant candidate in Werneth, saying how wonderful she is, the way he talks about her it's as though she has discovered the cure for cancer, not forgetting his non appearance at his own fathers presentation on becoming an alderman, yes this man is full of class.

The scariest thing is these people are entrusted with hundreds of millions of pounds of public money, i wouldn't trust some of these to tie their own shoe laces, never mind make a decision.

Anyway the point of this post is to comment on CLLR Roy Oldhams comments.
CLLR Oldham, if you don't know is executive leader of the council, i suppose the executive part is to make him feel a bit special.

This is a man who if he cracked a smile i think it might kill him often makes cheap remarks, which to be honest is embarrassing for a man of his position.

CLLR Oldham responded to CLLR Bells comments regarding CLLR Martin Wareing's ramblings, at a previous meeting.

Martin said "This budget is so easy to understand even a house wife could understand it" now CLLR Bell said that there was no place for comments like that in this day and age, and if he couldn't get with the times he should step aside for someone younger.

Now most sane people would agree with John Bell on this occasion? but Roy being Roy, said that "To attack a man of Martins age is disgraceful, Martin never meant anything by it, it's how people of his generation talk, if it wasn't for people like him we wouldn't be sat here in the chamber"

That's all being well, but just because you are of a certain age doesn't give you the right to say anything offensive, and to stereotype a generation like Roy did beggars belief.
But this is not the first time Roy has stereotyped a group of people last time it was Irish builders.

A lot of old people say comments, which the majority of us may view as racist, or homophobic, does that give them the right? just because they're old? no, it does not, if CLLR Oldham thinks this man is above criticism? then he best think again.

Don't get me wrong, i respect Martin for what he has done, he's been a great servant to his ward and the council.
But if this man has his own set of rules? then i advise him to step aside with Roy following closely behind him.

On May 1st Martin is up again for election, now if this man can't do the job which the impression i got from Roy Oldham was he has a certain degree of doubt then it's time for somebody else to take over?