Ex Leader M Davey on the commiitee

Follys is not here to publicise other web sites particularly but the latest offering from the County is at http://www.onenorthumberland.org.uk/ you must all read it.


Those who remember the Democracy Commission, that’s right the one that no one took any notice of.
This was supposed to be ‘completely independent’ of the County Council but yet had four county councillors on it.

Now we have a website that’s independent of the County with Councillor Michael Davey on the organising committee. Well now that’s independent isn’t it.

We have Ian Wrigglesworth (remember he helped form the SDP – what happened to that we wonder) who through his property company in Gateshead has set up the site – what the hell has a company in Gateshead got to do with setting up websites promoting Northumberland County Council?
Sir Ian denies that there is such a thing as an urban Northumberland or a rural area – its about time he came into the real world, the County Council have admitted the difference for years.

Meanwhile his second in charge the Archdeacon of Lindisfarne, The Venerable Robert Langley pours forth his views on what the County needs, not what the people want but what these two think we need.

These two also say they support the notion of a wholly elected Cabinet – they had better talk to Peter Hillman about that – the county leaders option is for a privately installed leader – miles away from the democratic version on offer in the Two Councils bid.

Then we have Michael Davey, nuff said.

And who is Carole Beverly. The businesswomen also behind this odd collection of misfits.