Peter Hilmans TV interview

Hillman must have thought his chance had finally come, free reign to put his views across on television.

Did anyone see his cringing performance.
First from a set piece, obviously prepared by his officers he told us all that he needed publicity to inform the public what the COUNTY did.

If they havn't got a clue by now then its a bit late.

Then he went on to deny that lobbyists were being paid £30,000 a shot to argue the case for a single council with Westminster.

He had to do that for no MP would sponser their bid.

BUT after denying the £30,000 he refused to say how much public money he was paying!
All he would say was that it wasn't the £30,000 that was being bandied about and that client confidentiallity ruled that he couldn't say how much he was paying.

This is public money and anyway who is the client IT IS THE COUNCIL WHICH IS ALSO THE PUBLIC.

Come clean Mr Hillman how much are you wasting on southern lobbyists?