The Truth about the Leadership at County Hall

This blog has been accused of all sorts by the leadership at County Hall and no doubt it is a thorn in their side.

Our biggest aim is to restore democracy to the Council. To let councillors have their say, openly and without fear of reprisals, about such diverse subjects as Two Unitary government and Academy schools.

We have been told for a while now, that the Leader and deputy leader are avoiding democracy as long as they can to bring forward their ideas, in short because of principles.

We know that for some time now, councillors have been manoeuvring themselves for the inevitable de-throning of Billy, the Bullet, Brooks and his hapless assistant Peter, the Grate,Hillman.
Both as bad as each other although Peter now has grown tired of merely pulling Billys strings.

Billy has led the whole council down the garden path and the honourable thing to do would be to stand down quietly and at the age of 65 go into retirement.

But we now understand Billly has agreed to stand down to allow Peter to carry on regardless, on one condition – he is given a portfolio!
Who, Follys, wonders is going to move other.

It is a blatant example of greed.

Neither Billy and certainly not Peter have the nouse to lead a once respected county council.

If they are so hard up – lets have a whip round (no John not that sort of whip) and give him a lump sum to go.

Now, where will this leave the single unitary bid, that Whitehall sources are telling NJC Media does not have enough support?

Big question!

The bigger question mark hangs over the future of the Labour County Councillors that have and indeed some still do - supported the fated single bid.
Word has it that a clamour is growing in both Wansbeck and Blyth Valley for them all to be de-selected at the first opportunity!
Certainly even if the unimaginable happened – very few County councillors from South east Northumberland would return, and decidedly not Peter and Billy.
They cling to the hope that Labour North will help their nominations through the Clps and County Party.
With the County Party due to come under tight control from the District CLPs THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN!

We gave an easy way out several months ago – declare peace with the districts – make an arrangement over selection and dump the single.
Billy and Peter have already made such advances ooooooer, sorry we shouldn’t have said.

There is a way out – take it quickly!