Saturday, 30 November 2013

No clues needed for the timing of Rev's resignation decision


A cheeky card Cllr Krupesh Hirnai placed on his blog
I understand that the Reverend David Clues, Lib Dem councillor for Dudden Hill has officially resigned at last. Clues moved to Brighton in 2011 and both the Labour and Green parties have repeatedly called for his resignation. Local activist Kierra Box accosted him at his Brighton home with unanswered emails and letters.

The scandalous neglect of local residents and dereliction of democratic accountability seems to stem from the Lib Dem's reluctance to fight a byelection at a time of national unpopularity.  Latterly some apologists have argued that by not having a byelection they are saving council tax-payers' money.

Because the resignation is so close to the May 2014 local elections I understand there will not be a byelection. Just the saving of a few thousand on the councillor's expenses.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous21 January 2026 at 18:10

    You can't have both "neglect of local residents" and "the saving of a few thousand on the councillor's expenses". Which is it?

    Councillors are not paid; expenses means out-of-pocket expenses in the course of duties, reimbursed.

    (As a specific story this is old news; but, as a general point, the democratic process is not well-served by inaccurate hyperbole.)

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