Gareth Kitchen (nprofile…h8at)
Few people take an *active* interest in local politics because, I'd suggest, they see it as all sewn up by the people in charge. But that leads to the issue of *who* is in charge; councillors or officers. And while the latter are always going to speak on behalf of the Council the former are, nominally, elected to serve as representatives of the people to the council and not vice-versa.
I regularly see posts on FB and here from councillors talking about their activities and asking for feedback which, by virtue of the platform, can be open-ended and conversational rather than self-limiting as would be the case of a formal consultation survey.
Having stood for election in the past I'm very aware of how difficult it can be to motivate people!
AlisonW ♿🏳️🌈♾️
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2025-05-29 19:01:02 UTC
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