The Contenders
Friends and readers. They are at the post, our three would be leaders,Aitken,Davies and Mcginnis[were does she get the time]Oh of course the public do not get a vote just the chosen few.Greater Piltons contender the ever ambitious Elizabeth Mcginnis[were does she get the time] will no doubt fight her corner, in what is in reality a party in its death throes.
Her numerous interests still allow her to find the time to contend the labour group leadership, and she will certainly give a good account of herself.
It remains to be seen if she is re-elected in 2007 and that of course is no certainty,in fact it may well be in doubt given her wide and conflicting interests outside politics.
Of course greed knows no bounds and nothing will get in her way including her many interests[were does she get the time].
So friends and readers as the Labour group leadership is in a state of transition, we wait with baited breath on the outcome. One thing of is of course certain, who ever wins this keenly fought contest, nothing will change,and the poorest and weakest in our city will still bear the brunt of most of the local taxes.they will still receive the least of help,and will have the maximum of pain thrust upon them.
So what is the point of the Labour Party if it is only going to pander to those who can afford to live in this over priced city.The simple answer is there is no point.
So Pilton Sucks.com offers up one piece of advice,why dont our great and glorious leaders levy local taxes on an abilty to pay, rather than try to squeeze the poor all of the time. This city is a rich one so we are continualy told,so why not take some of these riches and re-direct them to the poorer parts of the city,or would that upset their friends in corporate hall.
Unless we get our own house in order and stop pandering to the well heeled, we will remain a divided city,were the poor are hidden away in council schemes, only to be forgotten about till election time. This city should not just cater for the various shindigs that befall us on a yearly basis, which potrays the city in a false light.Â
There is a moral duty to help those who cannot help themselves, Councillor Mcginnis helps her self on a regular basis,but what does she put back. No she like her colleagues want more and greed has a large appetite,which needs regular feeding.
Sad indeed when those we place our trust in throw it back in our faces,and then ask us to do it again every 4 years. No it is not good enough. Pilton Sucks.com offers further advice. We think that a councillor should only be allowed to serve a maximum of two terms,and then by law have to stand down to make way for new people. The fact that in Greater Pilton we have councillors who have been in office for over a generation testifys to greed and mendacity on a grand scale.
So if they cared so much for their punters as they say they do, then stand by them and make sure they get a square deal. the first thing they could do might be to stand aside and make way for fresh thinking and ideas. Â