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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published its findings on the involvement of ward councillors in their communities.
The paragraphs:
"# Community engagement: councillors need to be more actively engaged with all parts of the community if they are to be effective leaders. They need to be empowered and supported to engage with residents and community groups using a range of different tools.
# Advocacy: councillors need to be able to speak freely and openly challenge the executive."
jump out at one from the wish-list of the councillors giving evidence to the Foundation.
There is much to be mulled over in the report generally. We would be grateful for any informed comments.
1 comment:
I agree with your sentiment but NPT Labour group would have none of it. Leader DV goes ballistic if he's challenged on anything (did you realise he walked on water?) and has now started blaming not the tories, not the Lib Dems and certainly not Labour for the new settlement but the Plaid led coalition. When will they take responsibility for their actions? Otherwise I agree that local councillors should have greater say in local activities and decision however the waters become muddied in wards where there are more than one elected representative - particularly if they are of differing political persuasions.
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