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Apathy? or contentment!.
The nominated individuals for the 2011 Local Government Elections for BJ Parish Council reveal, a puzzling situation
The situation is that 2 of the sitting 11 PC councillors have chosen NOT to continue in office and seek re-election, the other 9 have had themselves proposed and seconded for re-election once again - well that is not really the case for the majority of them were "co-opted"(accepted by existing PC's in office).
However ONLY two new nominees have been put forward as prospective PC's -
(which in the circumstances means all the nominations will automatically become the new/replacement un-opposed Parish Councillors) .
One of the new nominees is a well established local gentleman, familiar with and in local affairs and probably well suited to the new role. However the other is the gentleman spouse of one of the established existing Parish Councillor -(nuff said!)
My question is :
Is it that the voting residents of village are well satisfied with the performances of the individual Parish Councillors and their collective efforts over the last period and seek no change ?
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OR
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Is it that the vast majority have a measure of complacency for and with local affairs ?
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OR
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Is it that as individuals they realise that they even together with others they cannot hope to change the attitude and mindset of the existing PC Councillor grouping ?
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OR
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Is it that our residents consider the Govenment's idea of a Big Society - as being flawed - by/with the intransigence of a few who are already entrenched in positions of influence within our local administrations ?
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Just a thought! .
