Comments on: New faces, familiar faces, fresh ideas https://www.residents4u.org/2015/02/10/new-faces-familiar-faces-fresh-ideas/ Love where you live Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:46:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Andrew Webb https://www.residents4u.org/2015/02/10/new-faces-familiar-faces-fresh-ideas/#comment-333 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:46:06 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=3137#comment-333 I’ll admit I too have mixed feelings about this issue. On the one hand, I really really want R4U to be a force for good and for change, I think Dan and everyone has accomplished a great deal in getting this far.
On the other hand I personally feel about Tories the way Captain Kirk feels about Klingons! And we’ve seen nationally what happens when Conservatives leave to form/join another party.
I think it is critical to address this issue as you’ve done above, you need to prove that you are on our community’s side. I really want you to succeed, but I do think it important to continue the idea of letting people from a wide range of backgrounds and political views join and/or contribute R4U. At the end of the day the electorate will judge you by your deeds not your word.
Locally, nationally and even internationally this is the most exciting time in British politics and Government since… well the Civil war, From Scotland to Greece we’ve seen what happens when people stand up and engage with politics, they feel empowered and have a say over their destiny. Remember where the word comes from.. Politics, from Greek: politikos, meaning “of, for, or relating to citizens”, if that is your watch word, you’ll have my vote.

]]> By: Geoff Powers https://www.residents4u.org/2015/02/10/new-faces-familiar-faces-fresh-ideas/#comment-330 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:18:03 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=3137#comment-330 Assuming that R4U is able to form (part of) a controlling group within the council I think that one of the greatest challenges will be to effect a change of culture among the officer ‘corps’.

There will undoubtedly be officers (I could name names!) who will from time to time be obstructionist and tell you: “You can’t do that!” It will be important to knock any such tendency hard on the head as soon as it appears. I feel certain that over a short period, say 6-12 months, it will become necessary to replace certain individuals in order to dispel the present inertia and ensure the effective working of the council. A gust of fresh air will be generally welcomed!

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